At 3 am tomorrow, the last match of the second round of the Premier League, Newcastle will face Liverpool at home. The Telegraph issued a warm-up article, from a narrow victory in the 1990s to the Isaac battle this summer, the competition between the two teams has entered a new era. In July, a rather strange rumor appeared, and Liverpool had informed Newcastle that if Isaac was willing to leave the team, the Reds would pay him a transfer fee of 120 million pounds. Newcastle has insisted throughout the year that Isaac’s asking price is far more than 150 million pounds and that players are not selling products. This asking price is particularly emphasized to convey a message, which is a direct request made by PIF.
The relationship between the player and the employer broke down because Isaac continued to ask for his own departure. After the £110 million offer was rejected about a month ago, Liverpool retreated in view of Newcastle's strong rejection, but Isaac and his agent tried hard to push his departure.
The striker is still on the verge of the game and even issued a statement last week claiming that Newcastle broke its promise and letting people go is the best solution for everyone. Newcastle responded quickly, denying any commitments and ruling out the possibility of a transfer this summer in all respects.
From a Liverpool perspective, they did nothing wrong, just gave a quote for a player they admired, and the player also made it clear that he wanted to play for them. Sources stressed that Liverpool has the full right to make a quote based on its own valuation of players and market fairness standards, and Newcastle also has the right to refuse. This is not a conflict, it is just a football business.
Newcastle holds a very different view on the matter at least privately, believing that Liverpool deliberately shakes the players, and that the agent has obtained the acquiescence of the Reds, wishing to incite Isaac to take extreme actions and force the club to sell at a price below the valuation. Liverpool denies such behavior.
Newcastle still insists that this is the other party trying to bully them to accomplish what they have never planned to do this summer, selling Isaac at a low price, seriously weakening itself and directly enhancing the strength of its current competitors.
After all, if Liverpool does retreat, will Isaac insist that the transfer can be completed by the deadline?