European transfer window closes Sept. 1, creating urgency for pending deals. Liverpool maintained a respectful distance after a rejected £110 million opening offer for Alexander Isak to allow Newcastle to address its striker situation. Newcastle are set to sign Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart, and that move could trigger dominoes enabling Isak's transfer if Liverpool returns with an improved bid and meets Newcastle's valuation. Contract talks for Marc Guéhi with Crystal Palace have been ongoing for weeks and could accelerate after Palace qualified for the UEFA Conference League, with a potential fee around £35m. Multiple obstacles remain but can be overcome before the deadline.
Liverpool have played the long game with Isak this summer. After their opening offer of £110 million was emphatically rejected earlier this month, the Premier League champions maintained a respectful distance to allow for Newcastle United to resolve their striker situation. Now, with Eddie Howe's side set to sign Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart, the dominos could start to fall and allow for Isak to seal his move to Anfield, providing Liverpool return with an improved bid.
Progress in a £65m deal for Woltemade could unlock a move for Isak, but it's still complicated. Don't forget that Newcastle let Callum Wilson leave as a free agent in the summer, so their attacking options were already in need of reinforcement before the Isak situation became the saga of the transfer window. If Woltemade signs and deals can be done to sign Brentford's Yoane Wissa or Wolves forward Jorgen Strand Larsen over the weekend, then that would open the door for Isak to leave
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