Liverpool and Alexander Isak sent fiery message over £120m record transfer - 'Buckle up'

Alexander Isak has been told by Simon Jordan to "buckle up" because Newcastle may well dig their heels in and tell the Swede that he's not going anywhere.

The striker recently informed the Magpies that he wants to explore his options away from St James' Park with Liverpool now his most likely destination. The Reds have a keen interest in the player and, despite spending more than £200million this summer, may re-enter the market to try and land Isak.

He has proved himself to be one of the best No 9s in Europe over recent years and Newcastle have slapped a £150m price tag on him, but equally do not want to lose their best player as they prepare for another year in the Champions League. Liverpool are hoping to land a potential £120m deal.

Isak has not joined Newcastle on their pre-season tour with fitness cited as the issue and the ex-Crystal Palace owner has challenged Liverpool to get a move on with their recruitment and make a bid - whilst also insisting that the Magpies are well within their rights to protect their asset and their club.

He said on TalkSport: "There's also a school of thought that he can do whatever he please. He can also do as he's bloody told, buckle up and do as he's told.

"It depends how strong a football club wants to be. Liverpool can sit there... Look, if Liverpool want to buy this player, then they should get on with trying to buy him, and Newcastle have got to be very strong in what they want.

"I don't really care what Alexander Isak wants right now. If I'm the owner of the football club, the manager of the football club, my job is to make sure that I'm okay. So if you want to come and buy my player, come buy him or bugger off.

"Don't use all the forces of the fact that you're a football club that achieved something last year, your second Premier League title in 33 years but you've achieved it now and in the last five years, your club has re-emerged as a force in English football, dominating leagues.

"But don't use that as an opportunity just to unsettle the player. Make a bid, or I'm going to make it really, really hard for you to buy this player. And I'm going to take the consequences of it, and the player will have to accept the principles of what I'm saying, and it can be done."

Newcastle are yet to lose a marquee player since their Saudi owners came on board, few of them even pushing for the exit door, and Jordan claimed he would like to see the PFA "have a few things to say" when players downed tools.

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