Liverpool agree 'club to club' striker deal: report

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has welcomed four new faces to the club so far — Liverpool manager Arne Slot (Image credit: Getty Images)

Liverpool have sealed a club-to-club agreement for a striker, as Arne Slot continues to work on his squad.

The Reds have refused to stand still in the transfer market after winning the title, bringing in Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and Hugo Ekitike – and there could be another player arriving before they kick off their title defence.

Liverpool have an agreement over yet another big-money transfer

Liverpool appear determined to land Alexander Isak this summer (Image credit: Getty Images)

Earlier this year, Alan Shearer – who formerly held the record for being the most expensive player of all time – claimed that Isak could leave his former club, Newcastle United, for up to £150 million.

With Liverpool having already spent over £250m this summer, there is the scope for another nine-figure transfer, providing that the Merseysiders can make sales before now and the end of the transfer window.

Now, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Isak is edging a step closer after Al Hilal's verbal agreement with the Reds to sign Darwin Nunez.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the journalist claimed, “Club to club agreement is done,” between the two parties, adding that, “Al Hilal are in talks with Darwin over personal terms.”

The Uruguayan's £72.45m move from Benfica in 2022/23 makes him one of the top 40 most expensive players of all time – and should the Reds recoup most of the fee spent on him, it could be enough to make an improved bid for Isak, after their £110m opening offer was rejected.

FourFourTwo understands that Nunez's no.9 shirt could well be directly taken by Isak, should the Swede complete his expected move.

Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez has been linked with a move away from Anfield — Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez is close to an exit (Image credit: Getty Images)

With Newcastle's potential replacement, Benjamin Sesko, now rejecting the club in favour of Manchester United, Isak's status on Tyneside has come under further doubt.

Nunez is worth €45m, according to Transfermarkt.

TOPICS

Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.

You must confirm your public display name before commenting

Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.