Slot hints at new Liverpool bid for Newcastle’s Isak

Newcastle tells striker Alexander Isak to bid unsocial amid involvement from different clubs, including Liverpool.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has refused to regularisation retired an improved bid for Newcastle’s Alexander Isak arsenic the Premier League champions see adding to their formidable firepower arsenic Darwin Nunez is acceptable to permission for Saudi Arabia.

After a quiescent archetypal twelvemonth successful the transportation marketplace nether Slot, the Reds person spent astir 300 cardinal pounds ($402m) connected forwards Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike arsenic good arsenic full-backs Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong.

Nunez is 1 of a fig of important exits that volition assistance recoup overmuch of that outlay arsenic the Uruguayan closes successful connected a 46-million-pound ($61.8m) determination to Al Hilal.

Liverpool reportedly had a 110-million-pound ($147.8m) bid for Isak turned down by Newcastle, who are seeking a grounds British transportation fee.

The Swedish striker has not been portion of the Magpies’ preseason preparations and has been told to bid connected his ain by Newcastle.

“You ne'er speech astir players that are not yours,” Slot said astatine his pre-match quality league earlier Sunday’s Community Shield against Crystal Palace astatine Wembley, the accepted curtain-raiser for the season.

“I deliberation we person a batch of attacking powerfulness successful our team. When I deliberation astir Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa, Hugo Ekitike, Mo Salah, Jeremie Frimpong, who tin play arsenic a right-winger, Florian Wirtz, who tin play arsenic a left-winger, I already consciousness I person a batch of attacking options successful my existent squad.

“But arsenic ever arsenic a club, we are ever looking astatine the chances successful the market.”

Last season, Liverpool celebrated a record-equalling 20th English top-flight rubric but were devastated past period by the decease of guardant Diogo Jota.

The Portuguese planetary was killed successful a car mishap with his member successful bluish Spain arsenic helium began to marque his mode backmost to England for the preseason.

A bid of tributes has been paid to Jota astatine each Liverpool crippled since and volition proceed passim the season.

A “Forever 20” emblem, referencing Jota’s now-retired garment number, volition beryllium printed connected Liverpool’s shirts this play portion a imperishable memorial volition beryllium installed astatine Anfield.

“First of all, calamity impacted us, but it impacted acold much his wife, children and parents,” Slot said.

“But it impacted america arsenic well, definitely. The tributes that person been done since were each precise affectional and awesome each clip we were somewhere.

“It started disconnected successful Preston and successful Asia arsenic well. It’s been affectional but awesome arsenic well.”

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies