ALEXANDER ISAK has been offered a £32million-a-year deal from Saudi Arabia — but his heart is set on Liverpool.
The Swedish striker, 25, told Newcastle he wants to leave after they knocked back the Reds’ initial approach over a potential British-record £120m move last week.
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SunSport understands he could now submit a transfer request to push for a switch to the Premier League champions.
And he wants to head to Anfield despite the extraordinary offer from Al-Hilal, which would also see him land a £14m signing-on bonus and a host of other incentives.
Isak would pocket £3.6m for winning the Saudi Pro League, £3.8m for lifting the Asian Champions League and a further £1.75m for finishing as the division’s top scorer.
Also on offer is £120,000 a month in personal expenses to cover travel for him and his family, a club house with four full-time staff and a full-time chauffeur.
Isak would be provided with a private jet for him and his family whenever he is called up for Sweden duty.
It would make him the fifth-highest earner behind only Sadio Mane, Karim Benzema, Riyad Mahrez and Cristiano Ronaldo. But Isak only has eyes for Liverpool.
The Toon are refusing to sell last season’s 27-goal top scorer despite him not going on their pre-season tour to Asia.
They have been unable to persuade him to sign a £300,000-a-week deal making him Newcastle’s highest-ever earner.
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And they fear he could force a move by handing in a written transfer request.
Newcastle are exploring a move for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko as a potential replacement.
And they are planning a £35m bid for Brentford’s Yoane Wissa after a £25m offer was rejected.
New Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike, who snubbed Tyneside for the Reds, has dropped a big hint that Isak could be joining him at Anfield.
The Frenchman cost £69m from Frankfurt and boss Arne Slot wants Isak to join him, Mo Salah and Florian Wirtz in a new-look attack.
And Ekitike, 23, revealed how much he likes a strike partner.
He said: “I can play alone and also with another striker and that’s what makes me versatile.
“You know now in football you need to adapt.”
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