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SourPatch2 said:
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He's going isn't he
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My bold prediction is that he ends up at Liverpool and Newcastle get Ekitike. There will be a huge backlash if they sell him to Saudi, they've pissed off the player by not letting him go to Liverpool and missed out a long term target in the process. I think they'll be frantically trying to resurrect those 2 deals behind the scenes.

Of course, if that happens, it will have been the plan all along and Newcastle playing "4D chess" and negotiating hard with Liverpool.
 
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The Redbaron said:
no formal offers is the key bit. That tells me they are open to offers why else say it
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No formal also is an admittance of ‘enquiries’.

The suggestion is he was promised a new deal by Staverly and when she went they ****ed that off.

Now they want to do it, but he doesn’t. Explains him saying ‘see you next season’ to VVD at Anfield.

Strikes me that although that didn’t happen (still old like…) he’d decided he was away time ago.
 
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I still think Isak stays this season but is a gonner next year, especially if Newcastle don’t get champions league again
 
Flash Gordon said:
My bold prediction is that he ends up at Liverpool and Newcastle get Ekitike. There will be a huge backlash if they sell him to Saudi, they've pissed off the player by not letting him go to Liverpool and missed out a long term target in the process. I think they'll be frantically trying to resurrect those 2 deals behind the scenes.

Of course, if that happens, it will have been the plan all along and Newcastle playing "4D chess" and negotiating hard with Liverpool.
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That would be even funnier now, given the amount of tweets I’ve seen over the last couple of days of Mags mocking Ekitike and saying how much better Isak is…
 
Flash Gordon said:
My bold prediction is that he ends up at Liverpool and Newcastle get Ekitike. There will be a huge backlash if they sell him to Saudi, they've pissed off the player by not letting him go to Liverpool and missed out a long term target in the process. I think they'll be frantically trying to resurrect those 2 deals behind the scenes.

Of course, if that happens, it will have been the plan all along and Newcastle playing "4D chess" and negotiating hard with Liverpool.
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Liverpool can easily buy both.

They will sell Diaz to Bayern, sell Darwin, and potentially play Eti of left with Isak central.

Eti wants to go Liverpool now, he won’t fancy the massive downgrade to go to NE1
 
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Del Piero said:
PIF are an investment group (clue is in the title). They will eventually want their money back from the mags. They won’t get that buy constantly blowing money on transfers. They just want as many eyes on their Saudi products and they’ll get that with advertisement and sponsorship in the PL.

However, blowing money on players to play in Saudi Arabia is all part of their sportswashing exercise. They’ll continue to do that without any consideration to the cost.
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PIF are indeed an investment fund, set up to make money.

But in this case, as they are a direct arm of the state, they are being used by the state. It is not about making money, it is about cleaning up your image. About getting a senior government figure holding a cup at Wembley. They will never recoup the money they have spent there.

That said, if Isaak really did end up in Saudi, it would clearly imply a shift in focus from their investment up there, to their new toy in the sand.
 
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Nads said:
Liverpool can easily buy both.

They will sell Diaz to Bayern, sell Darwin, and potentially play Eti of left with Isak central.

Eti wants to go Liverpool now, he won’t fancy the massive downgrade to go to NE1
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They wouldn't want both and they don't waste money for the sake of it. On the left they'll have Gakpo and Wirtz in some games.

That's what never made sense in the first place, the idea of Ekitike and Isak playing together was odd.

This might actually save face for everyone. Liverpool get Isak, Newcastle get Ekitike, Saudi get Darwin and maybe someone like Harvey Elliott goes to the mags as well. Newcastle claim the win, but Liverpool get everything they want.
 
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Flash Gordon said:
They wouldn't want both and they don't waste money for the sake of it. On the left they'll have Gakpo and Wirtz in some games.

That's what never made sense in the first place, the idea of Ekitike and Isak playing together was odd.

This might actually save face for everyone. Liverpool get Isak, Newcastle get Ekitike, Saudi get Darwin and maybe someone like Harvey Elliott goes to the mags as well. Newcastle claim the win, but Liverpool get everything they want.
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Scousers may well fancy Gordon.

They gonna take in 70 or so for Diaz, they will want to replace him.

They won’t want to play Wirtz off the left, even though he can.

He isn’t quick enough for out left in PL. Gakpo aye, they will definitely want another of Diaz goes.

Inclined to agree that Eti and Isak too similar, but it may all be just Liverpool moving pieces into place.
 
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I wonder if the “personal terms are not a problem” is because he’s on a relatively low wage at Lille or because he’s already agreed terms with us? I think we’ve assumed the latter but it might just be his demands aren’t high?
 
Nads said:
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Wow.
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this is what I meant by above. I’m not 100% sure that “personal terms not a problem” means he’s already agreed to join us. I just think it means Hawkins expects whoever does agree a fee will get him.
 
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Southern A said:
I wonder if the “personal terms are not a problem” is because he’s on a relatively low wage at Lille or because he’s already agreed terms with us? I think we’ve assumed the latter but it might just be his demands aren’t high?
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I tbink it means we’ve sounded out the terms with him which is likely
 
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