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Liverpool will not make another bid for Alexander Isak after their initial bid for the Swedish striker was rejected by Newcastle United.
On Friday is was confirmed the Magpies had turned down Liverpool's $157.9 million offer for the 25-year-old, with Newcastle having no intention of selling the striker who has three years left on his deal. Isak, who did not travel on Newcastle's pre-season tour of Asia, has made it clear he wants to leave St. James' Park this summer.
However, it has now been reported that Liverpool will not, at this time, be going back in for the Swede. The Liverpool Echo's Ian Doyle wrote on X: "#LFC indeed won't be making a second bid for Alexander Isak as things stand given the clarity of Newcastle's swift and emphatic response. The Reds offered £110m."
Having joined Newcastle from Real Sociedad in 2022 for $79.3M, Isak has become one of the best strikers in the world. He has scored 62 goals in 109 appearances for the Magpies, with 23 of those coming last term in the Premier League.
Isak also netted the second goal for Newcastle during the Carabao Cup final earlier this year against Liverpool, helping the Magpies to their first silverware in 70 years.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has reiterated he wants to keep the Magpies star striker on Tyneside. "He is still our player," said Howe in Seoul, South Korea during Newcastle's pre-season tour.
"He's contracted to us. We, to a degree, control what is next for him. I would love to believe all possibilities are still available to us.
"My wish is that he stays, but that's not in my full control. We have not received a formal offer for Alex, from any club. My wish is that he stays and we see him playing again next year."
With Newcastle having yet to bring in a striker this summer, losing Isak would mean they need to bring in a minimum of two forwards. They value Isak at just shy of $200M ($197.4M), meaning the Reds bid fell short by around $39M.
While they did add Anthony Elanga, Newcastle's efforts to strengthen their squad this summer have been thwarted by a number of different Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, who brought in Hugo Ekitike, a player who Newcastle had held an interest in since 2022.
They also have Champions League football this term to deal with, with the last time they featured in the competition seeing them finish bottom of their group behind Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan.
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