Just because Liverpool could most likely afford Alexander Isak this summer, doesn’t mean they will sign the Newcastle star. After all, they have just recruited an exciting, young centre-forward who shares similar characteristics with the Swede, and a fee of £120–150 million could still dissuade them from pursuing a deal.

However, the 27-year-old has dealt a blow to Isak if a move to the Emirates was to materialise, although it would now take a raft of sales to make a bid possible. With the No.9 shirt already taken by Gabriel Jesus, Gyokeres has opted to inherit the fabled No.14 in North London.

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These factors mean that Isak’s value — around £100m, by consensus — might be affordable to some clubs. But the transfer landscape and Newcastle’s resolve means that his price — possibly over £150m — is borderline unreachable. Whether Liverpool or anyone else could and would be prepared to go that high remains unclear.

Isak has made a transfer demand amid interest from Liverpool and has been left on Tyneside as Howe and Newcastle 's squad is now in Singapore for the first-leg of their preseason tour.

Alexander Isak is looking to leave Newcastle this summer with Liverpool heavily linked, but the Swede could earn incredible sums if he moved to Saudi Arabia with Al-Hilal

Saudi Pro League giants A-Hilal are ready to offer a staggering £600,000-a-week, tax-free contract to lure Alexander Isak from Newcastle, despite interest from Premier League champions Liverpool. Isak has been linked with a move away from St.