Arne Slot is still open to the idea of Liverpool recruiting “the right player” for the right money after the possibility of Newcastle being prepared to let Alexander Isak leave appeared to increase slightly on Thursday.
The Reds have already had one £110million bid for the Sweden striker rejected, but he remains determined to leave and is training alone at Newcastle.
The Magpies are reported to be close to signing Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade, which may – perhaps with the addition of one more forward – make them more prepared to accept a reasonable offer for Isak. They are believed to want in the region of £150m for Isak.
Slot did not rule out the possibility of the Reds going back into the transfer market ahead of Monday’s deadline when he addressed the media on Friday ahead of Sunday’s match against Arsenal.
“We try to sign players that can help us, but there’s no reason after the first two games to complain or to think we need more,” he said.
“If we can strengthen the squad then we will always try to do that, if it’s for the right money and the right player, and there are only three or four days to go now.
“Let’s see if we do something, and if we do something, what we can do.”
