Alexander Isak responds to Man Utd approach with £110m Liverpool bid rejected
Liverpool have seen their £110 million bid for the 25-year-old rejected by Newcastle this week.
The Premier League champions are now willing to end talks with Newcastle and are not planning to increase their offer for the Sweden international.
Newcastle, meanwhile, are understood to be holding out for a £150m fee for their striker, who has scored 62 goals in 109 appearances during his three years at St James' Park.
Manchester United are also in the market for a new striker and are now pushing ahead with a deal to sign RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko before the start of the new Premier League season.
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However, Sky Germany report that United made an enquiry for Isak this week but the striker has made it clear that he only wants to join Liverpool.
Isak is attempting to force through a move away from St James' Park and is currently training away from the first-team squad in Spain at his former club Real Sociedad.
The striker joined Newcastle from Real Sociedad in a £60m deal in August 2022.
Speaking last week, Alan Shearer urged Newcastle to sell Isak if their asking price is met. More Trending
'Eddie Howe has to use all his persuasive powers to do what he can and try to make him stay at least one more year,' Shearer told Betfair.
'If that can't happen then it is what it is. You have to get the very best deal for the football club and if someone is prepared to pay north of £150 million, and if he really, really wants to go, you can't step in his way.
'Isak has been brilliant for Newcastle, helped us achieve our dream of winning a trophy and if there's no way whatsoever that he can be persuaded to stay at Newcastle, then they have to get the best deal possible and if someone's prepared to pay what they want, you have to say thank you and build for the future.
'There's no individual bigger than the football club.'
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