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Is it possible he is playing with some injury niggles?

Without PSR Isak would still be at Newcastle I think. As I understand, this whole thing was about him not getting a new contract last summer, a big fuckup by Mitchell and directly linked with PSR. Still doesn't excuse how Isak behaved.

Putting in a transfer request means less money for him, it's so pathetic when you are refusing to play.

Unless Bayern finds Isak to have shitty character......

Why is Bayern interested in Jackson but not in Isak? Find it strange.

They are going to spend a few weeks on getting this done as they did with Mbeumo

I was on board with Nicolas Jackson until I saw that he is underperforming his XG by 0,25, that is massive. He has the same shot on target per 90 as Isak with a much lower XG90 and even lower G90. This look really grim and to pay 70m for that is criminal I think.

We need to stop finding replacement for him and focus on other positions. He can wait and maybe get his move after we are done with that, if not he'll have to tough it up for 11 more months. Really tough on him, I know.

ManU still need to match our offer to RB.

I think, as it stands, we don't need to sell Isak even if we sign Sesko. But it would other signings bar 1 maybe impossible. We still hold the ace in this but a quick resolution would benefit both us and liverpool. There offer was kind of shit (110m) having spoken about 120m and us valuing him at 150m. I don't think 150m is unreasonable for the top striker in Europe at the age of 26. Isak is so all-rounded player and his only 2 disadvantages are injuries and being a really unprofessional this summer.

Isak kind of fucked us there, by not demanding a move until after Liverpool signed our replacement target. Him throwing this at us after our replacement is gone (and to Liverpool to add to the insult) is a shit move by him.

For me it is simple. Isak should not be sold unless, 1) We get a suitable replacement for him (and we are already a striker down) 2) We get at least 150m for him, anything less will make us weaker. So we would need 2 strikers to replace him, like i.e. Wissa and Sesko. If not, we will need 1 striker and Isak will have to stay. He will get over this and most likely be sold next summer. Isak leaving is not the end of the world. Howe seems to improve most players that have joined us and he is our most valuable asset at the club atm. Newcastle still holds all the cards, not Liverpool despite pressure from the media and Romano (who looks like to be on Liverpool payroll).

Fully understand Liverpool jumping in, they are desperate for a striker. Most irritating about this is Newcastle do all the negotiating work for Liverpool and then they jump in.

Isn't it likely that 67-68 point would be enough for a 5th place CL spot? That would be 5 wins from the 8 left. It is doable but not easy. ManU (h) W Palace (h) W Villa (a) L Ipswich(h) W Brighton (a) L Chelsea (h) W Arsenal (a) L Everton (h) W This would give us 68.

Chelsea winning the EC would only give them a spot in EL unless the rules have changed.