However, the Reds’ transfer policy of only paying what they believe is fair market value raises questions about his next move.
He was also not present at a player-family bonding barbecue on Wednesday morning, a footnote to a miserable summer for the Magpies.
Al Hilal have agreed a £45.9m deal to sign Darwin Nunez (Photo: Getty)
Last Friday, Liverpool indicated that they would not bid again given the strength of Newcastle’s rejection of their initial £110m offer for the Sweden international.
However, The i Paper can reveal that also on Liverpool’s list of requirements for any target is that the player is “realistically attainable” and a deal would represent “fair market value”.
From St James’ Park the message remains an uncompromising no, especially given the difficulties they have had in recruiting a striker.
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But Newcastle are yet to make a breakthrough in replacing Callum Wilson, never mind the onerous task of finding Isak’s successor, which was not on their radar at the start of the window.
The i Paper understands Newcastle are ready to move on to Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson, who they rate at around the £60m mark, but there would need to be movement from the Blues who value him closer to £70m.
Newcastle maintain an interest in Brentford’s Yoane Wissa, who they rate at £30m, some way short of the Bees’ valuation.
It adds to a sense of Newcastle’s summer unravelling and the optics of Nunez moving to Al-Hilal, who are 60 per cent owned by the Magpies’ majority owners PIF, are certainly puzzling.
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PIF are a huge investment portfolio, of which Newcastle are a small part, and sources have always been clear that the club operates independently to the rest of their stable.
That will change imminently but PIF are yet to make a commitment on the club’s new training ground or stadium, adding to the sense of frustration.
They have sanctioned the sale of Nunez because it works for them, having rejected a move to Napoli earlier in the window because neither the fee nor payment plan worked for the Reds.
That a departure was negotiated fairly cleanly and with the player on board is in stark contrast to what is going on at Newcastle.
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