Liverpool are ready to gamble big—bigger than ever before.
Fresh off a Premier League title, the Reds refuse to rest. Jeremie Frimpong has already arrived. Florian Wirtz is set to follow. Milos Kerkez is close, eyed as Andy Robertson’s heir. But the crown jewel? Alexander Isak.
The Newcastle striker has become one of Europe’s most feared forwards—27 goals, six assists in 42 games last season, a Carabao Cup triumph, and a knack for punishing Liverpool with three goals in their last four meetings.
His consistency has made him indispensable to the Magpies, who enter the Champions League determined to keep him.
Yet Fichajes reports Liverpool’s intent is clear. Darwin Núñez, once their record buy, never fully adapted to the Premier League and could be sold. In Isak, they see a ruthless finisher, a striker who would turn dominance into inevitability.
Newcastle’s resistance is firm, but the Reds are prepared to shatter their transfer ceiling, with a £200m bid potentially enough to tempt a deal despite his contract running to 2028.
Pairing Isak with Mohamed Salah, last season’s top scorer, would give Liverpool a front line to unnerve even the best defences. Goals would no longer be a question—they’d be a certainty.
For now, it’s a waiting game. Newcastle’s position is strong. Liverpool’s ambition is stronger.
And in the quiet moments at Anfield, they must be picturing the Swede in red, wheeling away in celebration.