Newcastle Reject Liverpool Isak Bid

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4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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The FC crew react to news that Newcastle have rejected Liverpool's initial bid for Alexander Isak and argue if the Reds should try another offer. Plus, Julien Laurens joins the show to break down where Newcastle might turn if they do lose their striker. The guys also discuss how Eberechi Eze would fit into Arsenal if the Englishman joined the North London club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.7	Hello and welcome into the latest edition.
0:33.0	That's new. I've got a freight.
0:35.6	We've got people with us now, Craig. We really do. We've got Craig Burley back with us as well. Yeah. That's Stevie Nicol here. Happy to have. I'm not so happy. Buddy, I mean, I've been off. I've had another 10 days off, as you know, because I had some people. And the first thing I do, well, I go to my computer when I come in because I'm trying to fix the home. And dangling in my ear is a man with a receipt for expenses. For the million of time it's gone wrong. Again. Hovering around, hoping that, because Dan's not here at the moment, he's not here today, hoping somebody's going to fix his problem for him. Yeah. Again.
1:11.6	Sorry, Stevie.
1:12.7	Have you ever see him with a receipt walking towards you?
1:15.9	Run.
1:17.3	Run away.
1:18.1	We also have Julian Lauren with us as well.
1:20.5	And we need Jules as well because, Stevie, Liverpool, have finally made their move for
1:27.1	Alexander Isak. Tell us more about it, Jules.
1:30.5	Yeah, that's right. We expected a first offer to come. We knew more or less how much money Newcastle were
1:36.4	after for Alexander Isak, around 150 million euros, which is a lot of money. We've said it many times
1:41.8	with Stevie on the show. Liverpool went a little bit lower than that, around 130 million euros, which is a lot of money. We've said it many times with Stevie on the show. Liverpool went a little bit lower than that, around 130 million euros, which is already a lot of money when you think that it's twice the price that Newcastle paid for him three years ago. So that's a lot of money, regardless of how great Alison that Isak has been the last few seasons, and we expect Liverpool to go again now that that first bid was rejected.
2:03.6	We've not had you here, Craig.
2:05.6	How do you think Liverpool would lock with Alexander Isak in the fold?
2:08.6	Well, I think Liverpool are already looking pretty good.
2:11.6	I mean, they've made some big statements already with the signings.
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