Rejected offer piles pressure on Alexander Isak deal | OneFootball

Liverpool are desperate to sign Alexander Isak. Newcastle United might just be feeling the pressure to sell, too.

It's not a big secret that Liverpool hope to seal a deal for Alexander Isak. That's been known for months now - the Swede is viewed as the ultimate striker signing this summer.

That doesn't just go for Liverpool, either. Isak is the one for anybody hoping to claim a new no.9. And Newcastle know it.

They reportedly set the price-tag over £150m, making a deal incredibly difficult. Qualifying for the UEFA Champions League means they can quite comfortably stick to that price, too.

But it's also understood that Newcastle won't even necessarily sell at that price. Their stance is more 'Isak is not for sale' as they attempt to keep their star asset.

Now, whether they actually should is another matter.

Newcastle fail with bid

The Athletic reports that Newcastle tried and failed to sign Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest this week. They put £45m on the table but Forest said no.

And that puts the Magpies in a strange position. They're hoping to capitalise on Champions League qualification to strengthen their squad significantly.

Elanga would have been a part of that but, apparently, Forest didn't even offer a counter price. It seems any deal would need to be for significantly more than £45m.