**Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has doubts over the injury record and mentality of transfer target Alexander Isak.**
Journalist Fabrizio Romano has revealed that the Reds have made contact with the striker’s agent over a transfer this summer but Carragher doesn’t believe the Swedish international can be compared to the Premier League’s best striker Manchester City’s Erling Haaland:
“That is the one little question mark against him, he’s not someone who plays every game. He’s not. And that’s when I think about Liverpool, me, personally, all round, I’d still have Haaland. I think there’s a mentality about Haaland, he’s just got that killer instinct.”
Carragher also questions whether Liverpool’s owners would sanction a club record bid for someone like Isak:
“When you talk about paying £150m, for a 25-year-old, I don’t know if that’s something Liverpool would rightly look at. In terms of ability wise you’d love him to play up front for Liverpool and you’d pay good dollar for him, but we just know as well as anyone the model of Liverpool, I don’t know if they pay that for someone who’s 26 next season.”
Isak showed his worth in the Carabao Cup
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The 25-year-old certainly displayed the right mentality when he scored Newcastle’s second goal during the 2-1 win over the Reds at the weekend.
[**Isak**](https://walkon.com/blog/liverpool-transfer-news-arsenal-alexander-isak/) has found the back of the net 23 times in all competitions for the Magpies this season. He is only 2 off the 25 he racked up last campaign, having played seven games less.
Liverpool will have competition for the forward
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Arsenal are known to be very keen on securing Isak’s services as well, but the £150m asking price will make a transfer difficult to secure for both the Gunners and Arne Slot’s side.
Based on their last two results against PSG and Newcastle, where they laboured in front of goal, the Merseysiders could certainly do with additional firepower.
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