The Alexander Isak saga continues to rumble on but, unfortunately for the Sweden international, time is running out on a potential switch from Newcastle United to Liverpool.
The Premier League transfer window closes on September 1 and Newcastle appear increasingly unlikely to budge in their £150 million ($203 million) valuation of the prolific centre forward. Having already splashed over £300 million ($406 million) this summer, Liverpool are unlikely to match their asking price.
Isak, for the moment at least, seems stranded at St James’ Park, priced out of his dream move to Anfield. But does the towering striker justify such an enormous price tag?
Well, to properly assess Isak’s worth we must compare him to his leading positional peers in the Premier League. To make it a fair comparison, we’re omitting recent arrivals Hugo Ekitiké and Viktor Gyökeres—who have spent years performing in ‘lesser’ leagues—and instead testing his credentials against three of the division’s most experienced and deadly marksmen: Erling Haaland, Ollie Watkins and Dominic Solanke.
Here’s how Isak compares to the trio.
