Strong transfer interest in Alexander Isak from Liverpool exists, but football finance expert Stefan Borson predicts he will stay at Newcastle United. Liverpool may sell Darwin Nunez to a PIF-owned club in Saudi Arabia, potentially providing funds to acquire Isak. However, this creates challenges due to perceived connections between the transfer deals. Borson suggests that if significant funds are involved, scrutiny on the interconnectedness of the transfers could arise. Additionally, Liverpool is reportedly making progress in talks to sign Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt.
If Liverpool could get some crazy fee for Nunez out of Saudi Arabia, say to the point where they could put, let's say 150m on the table, Borson said. I don't know, maybe, but then you've just got the lunacy of a situation where on the one hand, PIF are paying for a Liverpool player and then Liverpool are just giving them the money back via Newcastle.
There'd be people looking at the deal and going, Hang on a minute, those deals look connected. On the one hand, you've got a connected party of Newcastle United buying a player from Liverpool, and then Liverpool buying from Newcastle who are a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia.
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