Quote from: un_rank on Today at 03:24:37 PM

How exactly is Liverpool still in the race for Isak or even being mentioned in it at all?

He has a contract for another 3 years so if he is too leave it will be for nothing less than £100 million and Newcastle will heavily factor in how much they payed for Ekitike into the deal and milk it as much as they can. Where is all that money coming from?

On the other hand, some closed door conversations go into making a deal assuring a player they will get an opportunity to play. Signing Isak will doom all the other strikers to the bench, no questions asked.
It is all still rumors now, but it is nuts that there are rumors at all.

Also feels weird for Isak to make this decision now. Liverpool were very interested 2 weeks back and some other clubs had not signed strikers yet, why wait for now, except he does not want to remain in the league.

- Jay -

I will make a bold guess: Isaac does not really care where to play - in Newcastle or Liverpool. The most important aspect is the financial one. The news says that Newcastle wants to extend his contract (with a doubling of salary), it is obvious that Liverpool offers similar conditions. The player's interest is obvious - either stay in Newcastle but get a doubling of salary or go to Liverpool and get a doubling of salary. Honestly, with so much money at stake (imagine working for the same amount for 5 years or 10 years, is there a difference?) his strategy is simple.
As for how Liverpool suddenly started throwing money around, yes, that's an interesting question. A new round of financial madness.