Pep Guardiola and Alexander Isak (Photo by Gareth Copley, Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Manchester City’s final transfer plans for this summer’s window are coming together, and the future of Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak could end up having a vital role to play.
The Sweden international is known to be a top target for Liverpool at the moment, but one imagines other clubs in the Premier League will be desperately hoping that doesn’t happen.
Liverpool already won the title quite comfortably last season, and would be the huge favourites to do so again if they could land a world class centre-forward like Isak.
Still, there’s the added complication that both clubs also want to sign Real Madrid forward Rodrygo Goes.
Could Rodrygo battle mean Liverpool can’t afford Isak?
Real Madrid’s Rodrygo in action at the Club World Cup (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
It remains to be seen precisely how this will pan out, but it may be that Liverpool will see City’s interest in Rodrygo and respond by stepping up their interest.
That could, in turn, then mean City have successfully led LFC away from Isak, as the Merseyside giants surely couldn’t afford both.
It’s also the case that Arne Slot has already brought in Hugo Ekitike this summer, so it’s hard to see a need for him to be joined by both Isak and Rodrygo.
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City could do well to try to influence Liverpool’s activity here, or else it’s surely curtains for the upcoming title race.
If Liverpool get Isak it’s hard to imagine anyone being able to stop them from absolutely running away with the title in 2025/26.
In fairness, if City sign Rodrygo then they’ll also have a truly excellent-looking squad again after suffering a major dip last term.
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