Source: Liverpool not planning new Isak bid

Liverpool are not presently readying to taxable a 2nd connection for Alexander Isak, a root has told ESPN, aft Newcastle United rejected the club's opening bid for the striker.

Earlier connected Friday, Arne Slot's broadside had tabled an connection worthy up to £110m ($145m), good beneath Newcastle's £150m ($197m) valuation of the player. But a root said the quality of Newcastle's rejection was specified that Liverpool consciousness tabling a 2nd bid astatine this juncture would beryllium pointless.

However, that stance could beryllium altered if the Tyneside nine were to find a suitable replacement successful the transportation marketplace and bespeak a willingness to portion with Isak this summer.

The Sweden planetary is missing from Newcastle's circuit of Asia, which the nine accidental is owed to a "minor thigh injury," and helium has been recovering astatine erstwhile nine Real Sociedad's grooming ground.

ESPN antecedently reported that Liverpool were funny successful Isak contempt signing striker Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt successful a woody worthy up to £79m ($105m). The departure of Luis Díaz successful a £65.5m ($49.5m) determination to Bayern Munich could assistance concern immoderate imaginable deal.

Newcastle support their long-held stance that they privation to support their prima striker.

He missed past weekend's crippled against Arsenal successful Singapore and a lucifer against a K-League XI. He volition besides not diagnostic against Tottenham Hotspur successful South Korea connected Sunday.

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Isak has established himself arsenic 1 of the Premier League's deadliest forwards since joining Newcastle from Real Sociedad successful 2022.

He scored 23 goals successful 34 Premier League appearances past season, trailing lone Mohamed Salah's tally of 29 successful the contention for the Golden Boot.

Isak's winning extremity against Liverpool successful March's Carabao Cup last delivered Newcastle's archetypal home trophy for 70 years.

Information from ESPN's Mark Ogden and James Olley contributed to this report