Selling Isak 'would open up a huge amount of scope to go and spend'

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Football finance writer Chris Wetherspoon says Newcastle are in a "much better position" in terms of Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) than they were year ago but selling Alexander Isak would open up the opportunity to sign "four or five serious players".Both the club and Isak have released statements on the ongoing transfer saga with the only official approach for the Sweden international a £110m bid from Liverpool at the start of August."Every team is restricted [by PSR] to differing levels but relative to what Newcastle have had in recent years no there isn't [restrictions]," Wetherspoon told BBC Radio Newcastle."Newcastle have spent around £70m in the last week so their transfer window has moved on from what it was but I don't think what was stopping them get people in was an inability to spend."They have scope to spend and also did have the scope to give Alexander Isak the money that he wanted. That doesn't mean that you go and do it, but within the rules they could have done."They are in a much better position than they were a year ago when it was clear for all to see they were flailing at the last minute."On Isak, if they were to sell him for a big amount of money, it would open up a huge amount of scope within the rules to go and spend. You could go and get four or five serious players in to bolster the team."The issue with that now is time. We've got less than two weeks left. The better case for Newcastle this summer would have been Isak leaving early for big money before teams had started spending big and there was a bidding war."Now, there is only really one team interested - Liverpool."But, they don't need to do it."Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds