Arsenal planning to submit formal bid to sign Alexander Isak

Alexander Isak Newcastle

Arsenal are reportedly planning to submit a formal proposal to sign Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak, as per Caught Offside.

After narrowly missing out on winning the Premier League in the last two seasons, the Gunners are second in the title race this campaign. Liverpool are currently at the top with 61 points from 26 games, sitting eight points ahead of Mikel Arteta’s side.

However, Arsenal have a game in hand so they can close the gap to only five points if they win the remaining game. The Reds have started showing signs of a dip in form recently as they have earned only five points in the last three games.

Their fixtures won’t get easier as they’ll travel to the Etihad Stadium to take on Manchester City this weekend before facing off against Newcastle United in the Premier League next week.

Arsenal will have to continue to win games to catch Liverpool. But, achieving that won’t be easy, especially following Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz’s season-ending injury.

Isak to Arsenal

The North London club are reportedly planning to hire a new prolific striker next summer and have been linked with a few names in recent times with Alexander Isak seemingly the primary target.

Now, Caught Offside state that Arsenal are planning to make a formal proposal to sign the forward but Newcastle don’t want to let him leave and are looking to hand him a new contract with a salary hike to persuade him to stay at the club.

However, if the Magpies eventually failed to qualify for the Champions League they might be forced to cash-in on him as the player could look to leave to play in Europe’s elite club competition. In that case, they would accept a fee of around £91m.

However, Arsenal aren’t alone in this race as Liverpool, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain are also keen on hiring him. So, the North London club will have to defeat tough competition to seal the deal.

Isak has been in excellent form for Newcastle in recent campaigns so he would be a great coup for Arsenal if they can eventually manage to lure him to the Emirates Stadium ahead of next season.