Jamie Carragher Rips Into £150M Alexander Isak Bid: 'Should Be Signing Mbappé For That Amount'

Carragher is still in favor of Liverpool signing Isak, but the numbers don’t add up to him — especially after the club just paid £80 million for Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt. If Isak joins, he’s expected to start, which raises more questions.

"I look at it and think: you’ve already spent £150 million on attackers not long ago, and now this? It doesn’t feel planned. It feels… messy. And then there’s the whole thing with Isak — clearly throwing his toys out the stroller once Newcastle signed a striker and then Liverpool signed another one." - Carragher said.

Paul Scholes Shares His Take

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes agreed with his former rival. He believes Liverpool should go after Isak, but he admits the negotiations seem to be spiraling out of control. For Scholes, however, the intention is clear: Liverpool wants back-to-back Premier League titles.

“I get it — when you win the league, most teams tend to relax. But when we won the league, we went again. You build — you bring in more quality. You go from strength to strength,” said Scholes.
“Liverpool should be aiming to be the best in Europe again. That’s the ambition.
And if you're bringing Isak into the conversation, yeah — you’re talking about potentially having one of the best in the world.”

The summer transfer window closes on September 1st. If Liverpool, Newcastle, and Isak don’t reach an agreement by then, the Swedish striker will remain at the club for another season — or at least until the mid-season transfer window in January.