One former England international has had his clear say on Alexander Isak’s potential transfer to Liverpool and what it would mean for the Premier League
Liverpool’s firepower, were they to add Alexander Isak to their ranks in what remains of the summer transfer window, would be uncontainable for their Premier League rivals, says former England international Stuart Pearce. The Reds are currently on alert amid the possibility the striker leaves Newcastle United.
Information that Isak had informed the Magpies of his intention to depart emerged shortly after he had been left at home to recover from a thigh injury whilst his teammates travelled to Asia for their pre-season schedule. Ever since, speculation has been rife about the potential switch to the Premier League champions.
Last season Arne Slot’s men cruised to the title with Mohamed Salah the league’s top goalscorer on 29. Isak, for Newcastle, trailed closest behind with 23.
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Pearce believes combining the two in the same starting XI would ensure nobody is able to take the trophy off Liverpool.
“The title is over if Liverpool get Isak, yes. They’ve ended up investing in what they’ve got and bring him and his goals through the door to add to Salah would be incredible,” the former player then manager-turned-pundit said.
Isak’s arrival would be the latest in a string of changes to the Reds’ attacking department over the summer of 2025.
Hugo Ekitike has also been signed from Eintracht Frankfurt potentially reaching £79m, meanwhile Luis Diaz has just left in a £65m transfer to Bayern Munich. There is still potential for further departures too, with Darwin Nunez and Federico Chiesa intensely linked with moves away.
Pearce has even suggested Liverpool’s Uruguayan No.9 could successfully replace Isak at St. James’ Park if the Sweden international moves to Anfield.
“I think if a deal does get hashed with Newcastle. I think maybe Nunez going in the opposite direction to Newcastle might be the way that make Newcastle better off,” said Pearce. “In my opinion, Nunez might be the one full of energy. He might just be the one that the new Newcastle fans take to.
“He creates chances for himself, for sure. He’s just been a little bit wasteful over time. If he gets that right, all of a sudden he’ll be a very effective replacement for Isak.
“So if I was Newcastle, I would say, ‘look, if at the end of the day we’re going to lose Isak, send Nunez to us and then we’ll have a bash with him’.
“You’ve played at Newcastle, they just love their own players up there, especially the forwards, don’t they? You know, I can see, you’ve seen Nunez, he goes in, he misses a chance, he misses another one, but he keeps going.
“He’s unshakable in that respect. And you think that’s a great trait to have as a striker. It’s the ones that pull their neck in and don’t get into missing chances. So I think I could see him playing for Newcastle, I really could, if they needed a replacement.”
There is one month of the summer transfer window remaining for this entire saga to reach a conclusion.
Liverpool’s season officially begins on Sunday, August 10 when they face Crystal Palace for the Community Shield but their Premier League campaign then starts on Friday, August 15.
Newcastle kick off 2025/26 on the following day and most interestingly in all of this, the Reds and Magpies clash on the second matchweek of the new term at St. James’ Park, which is pencilled in for Monday, August 25.
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