Striker Alexander Isak seemed to be practicing alone in Newcastle, when “the request for a huge salary was revealed” to sign a new contract in the context of Liverpool interested.
Isak was Liverpool's top concern in this summer transfer window, but the Premier League champion may have to pay £ 125 million in advance to try to convince Newcastle to sell him.
BLD Newcastle made it clear that Isak was not a player to sell, causing Liverpool to turn to striker Hugo Ekitike of Eintracht Frankfurt, who was about to join the Anfield home team with a transfer fee of 80 million pounds.
The representative of Isak, Gonzalo Gaidan talked about his future with Saudi Arabia's Arriyadiyah newspaper, when the Swedish striker attracted attention from clubs in the Gulf nation.
“We are really researching and analyzing all options and can be about to complete the next step for Isak. Do not disclose any details about Isak's movement or staying in Newcastle,” Ghitan said.
According to TalkSport, Isak and his representative clearly stated the requirements for the conditions for a new contract, in which the Swedish star is said to want a salary of £ 300,000/week to commit the future with the club. This figure will be more than double the salary of £ 120,000/week that Isak is earning a 6 -year contract he signed in 2022, when joining from Real Sociedad for £ 60 million.
These requirements will break the strictly controlled salary structure of Newcastle. And between the information required in Isak's contract, a chimpanzee fan shared a photo on social networks that seemed to show that Isak was gathering with a newcastle employee on Tuesday.
Earlier, Isak was also eliminated from the list of competitions in a friendly match of 0-4 against Celtic on Saturday. Coach Eddie Howe after the match admitted this decision was due to the continuous rumors about the future of the Swedish striker.
