Overview
- Liverpool are preparing a British-transfer record bid for Newcastle’s Alexander Isak, expected to exceed £120 million as talks approach.
- Premier League fair-market-value rules on related-party deals effectively cap any fee at Newcastle’s £150 million valuation.
- Newcastle United have yet to receive formal bids and insist on securing a like-for-like striker before considering a sale.
- RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko is Newcastle’s top replacement target at a reported £64.7 million fee, with Manchester United also vying.
- Liverpool’s £65.5 million sale of Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich boosts their Profit & Sustainability Rules capacity for major signings.