Liverpool rejected Alexander Isak and signed off transfer deal for £1m extra..
Liverpool are in the hunt for £150million-rated Alexander Isak, but in many ways their pursuit has come three years too late. The Reds were weighing up a move for the Swedish marksman when he was available for well under half of his current price tag. Ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had other ideas, though, and in hindsight his decision was a costly misjudgment.
Klopp was on the hunt for a new centre-forward in the summer of 2022 and he had the full financial backing of Anfield bosses to make it happen. As is often the case in modern-day football, transfer decisions rarely boil down to the manager alone, and Klopp was deliberating with a number of other senior figures on Merseyside, including the club’s former director of research, Ian Graham.
While some Liverpool chiefs thought that Isak was the man to go for, Klopp’s mind was set on Darwin Nunez. The Uruguayan had scored home and away against the Reds for Benfica in a two-legged Champions League clash just weeks before the 2022 summer transfer window opened.
Klopp was unable to shake his hunch and the German got his wish, with Liverpool forking out an initial £64million fee for Nunez as Isak headed to Newcastle in a marginally cheaper £63m deal.
Liverpool considered signing Alexander Isak in 2022 (Image: Getty)
Liverpool are in the hunt for £150million-rated Alexander Isak, but in many ways their pursuit has come three years too late. The Reds were weighing up a move for the Swedish marksman when he was available for well under half of his current price tag. Ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had other ideas, though, and in hindsight his decision was a costly misjudgment.
Klopp was on the hunt for a new centre-forward in the summer of 2022 and he had the full financial backing of Anfield bosses to make it happen. As is often the case in modern-day football, transfer decisions rarely boil down to the manager alone, and Klopp was deliberating with a number of other senior figures on Merseyside, including the club’s former director of research, Ian Graham.
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While some Liverpool chiefs thought that Isak was the man to go for, Klopp’s mind was set on Darwin Nunez. The Uruguayan had scored home and away against the Reds for Benfica in a two-legged Champions League clash just weeks before the 2022 summer transfer window opened.
Klopp was unable to shake his hunch and the German got his wish, with Liverpool forking out an initial £64million fee for Nunez as Isak headed to Newcastle in a marginally cheaper £63m deal.
Three years on, the current circumstances tell their own story. Liverpool are weighing up whether to break the bank for Isak, who would command a British record transfer fee. And to make room for him, they are trying to recoup most of their losses on Nunez.
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