Alan Shearer says there is no basis for comparisons between the Trent Alexander-Arnold saga and what is now going on with Alexander Isak.
On Tuesday, Isak boldly made a public statement suggesting Newcastle United have breached promises they made to which the club responded.
It is now a nervy wait to see if Liverpool will submit a second bid.
However, after defending Alexander-Arnold’s decision to push through a free transfer to Real Madrid, Liverpool fans are confused by Alan Shearer’s condemnation of similar actions by Isak.
Alexander Isak situation not comparable to Trent Alexander-Arnold saga, says Shearer
Alexander-Arnold led Liverpool on to believe he would sign a new deal when the plan was to make a free move to Spain.
Isak claims he wants to leave and is only acting out because he was promised by Newcastle that he would be able to leave the club which is now not being honoured.
“What a stupid question that is, you can’t compare them at all,” Shearer said on The Rest is Football podcast when asked why his stance has now shifted.
“Trent was a kid who was brought up in Liverpool, he came to the end of his contract, didn’t refuse to play, didn’t refuse to train and was then well within his rights to leave.
“Now Isak’s got three years left on his contract, it doesn’t take a genius to work that out does it?
“I sat down with Alex five or six months ago and I didn’t see this in him. I thought he was a manager’s dream to be honest in the way he spoke and the way he was talking about himself and the club. Something has obviously massively upset him. But these two are totally different circumstances.”
Fact is, all football fans are hypocrites
When it suits your club, it’s fine. When it doesn’t there must be some kind of injustice behind it.
For most fans, this rings true.
Shearer will defend his club for things that he is happy to persecute another for but so will most fans.
Until we get to hear directly from the player and once all the smoke has blown over, more of the truth will come to light. Until then, there’s nothing to do but wait to see how this messy saga will finish.