Liverpool have a desire to further strengthen their attack this summer with Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak.
The Magpies have reportedly turned down Liverpool’s initial £110m bid and are said to have demanded £150m for the striker.
Recent claims in the UK have reported Liverpool could walk away as they aren’t willing to meet Newcastle’s demands
Isak wasn’t in the squad for Newcastle’s goalless draw against Aston Villa, after going AWOL and missing a chunk of preseason. He’s determined to join Liverpool and hasn’t been training with his club, ditching his season preparations to try and force a transfer.
Monday’s edition of [Hallands Nyheter](https://www.hn.se/) looks at the player’s situation at Newcastle, and his desire to join Liverpool. The newspaper points out the 25-year-old is refusing to play for Eddie Howe’s side to force a move to Anfield.
Isak has been heavily criticised by a large section of Newcastle fans, former players and pundits for his refusal to train or play. Fotbollskanalen editor-in-chief Olof Lundh tried to stick up for his compatriot.
_“I think that agents often take that hit on the player, I think it is very rare for an agent to go out and argue without having established it with the player,”_ he said.
_“People forget that clubs are happy to use agents to get rid of players. This is like a game of thieves and rascals, and it can be difficult for us journalists to get full insight into what is happening.”_
Former West Bromwich Albion defender Jonas Olsson, who is now a pundit, also shared his take on the Isak saga.
_“If clubs want to get rid of players, they remove them from training, players are allowed to play with the U19 team and so on. So, it is not just the players,”_ Olsson explained.
Lundh echoed Olsson’s sentiments, and added: _“It is part of the game, unfortunately. Yet it is mainly the players who are criticised. Simply because the clubs have more sympathy from the supporters._
_“Of course, one can find it reprehensible, I understand the supporters and others who are upset. It is much easier to single out one person than the clubs.”_