Alexander Isak
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Liverpool manager Arne Slot, earlier on Friday, remained tight-lipped on Newcastle’s Alexander Isak as Darwin Nunez nears a £46m move to Al Hilal.
The Reds’ initial £110m offer was rejected, with Newcastle holding out for a record fee.
Isak has been excluded from Newcastle’s preseason and told to train alone.
“You never talk about players that are not yours,” Slot said at his pre-match news conference before Sunday’s Community Shield against Crystal Palace at Wembley.
“I think we have a lot of attacking power in our team. When I think about Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa, Hugo Ekitike, Mo Salah, Jeremie Frimpong, who can play as a right-winger, Florian Wirtz, who can play as a left-winger, I already feel I have a lot of attacking options in my current squad.
“But as always as a club, we are always looking at the chances in the market.”
According to Fabrizio Romano, Newcastle recently tried to renew Alexander Isak’s contract, but he declined, wanting to join Liverpool.
The move to Liverpool is still very much on.
More to follow…
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