{"id":18030,"date":"2025-08-01T19:07:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/120k-p-w-wizard-now-joins-liverpool\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:07:31","slug":"120k-p-w-wizard-now-joins-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/120k-p-w-wizard-now-joins-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a3120K-P\/W &#8220;Wizard&#8221; now joins Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/120k-p-w-wizard-now-joins-liverpool\/#Liverpools_decision_to_sell_Louis_Diaz\" >Liverpool&#8217;s decision to sell Louis Diaz<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/120k-p-w-wizard-now-joins-liverpool\/#Liverpools_target_wants_to_join_them\" >Liverpool&#8217;s target wants to join them<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/120k-p-w-wizard-now-joins-liverpool\/#What_Liverpool_get_with_Alexander_Isaac\" >What Liverpool get with Alexander Isaac<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/120k-p-w-wizard-now-joins-liverpool\/#Biggest_mistake_than_Diaz_Liverpool_Lady_Slot_%E2%80%9CMonster%E2%80%9D_for_47_million\" >Biggest mistake than Diaz: Liverpool Lady Slot &#8220;Monster&#8221; for \u00a347 million<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Liverpool head coach Arne Slot claimed the Reds would not hesitate to strike with more additional additions in the summer transfer market.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Although in Anfield&#8217;s history, one summer window never had a cascade like the first team&#8217;s signature, Liverpool won the Premier League last season and has the financial means to package the slot team with exciting additions.<\/p>\n<p>The idea that Mohamed Sarah will combine with Florian Wiltz and Hugo Ekitique, previously two of the brightest talents in the German Bundesliga, will be quite a bit in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>And more may be added to the rank.<\/p>\n<p>However, Louis Diaz was sold to Bayern Munich for a fee of \u00a365.5 million. This is a departure that can be felt at Merseyside next season.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"liverpool-39-s-decision-to-sell-luis-diaz\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpools_decision_to_sell_Louis_Diaz\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Liverpool&#8217;s decision to sell Louis Diaz<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Liverpool sold 28-year-old Diaz. He wants to leave as he enters the penultimate year of his contract, earning a relatively poor amount compared to many of Liverpool&#8217;s top pay stars.<\/p>\n<p>    Bayern gave the Reds quite a few pennies, and although he felt his sales didn&#8217;t do anything easy, he now lacked the energy of the versatile forward electric paced on the Anfield side.<\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement of Diaz&#8217;s sales, Sarah said: &#8220;Your energy, drive and passion have left an unforgettable mark.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And he has improved over the past year, moving from Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s gegenpress to a more systematic &#8220;slotball.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Premier League Lewis Diaz (23\/24 vs 24\/25)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics (*per game)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>23\/24<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>24\/25<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Match (start)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>37 (32)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>36 (28)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>the goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>assist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Shot (target)*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.5 (0.9)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.0 (0.8)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>I missed a big opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Pass completed<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>85%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>86%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>A big opportunity has been created<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Key Pass*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>dribble*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Ball recovery*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Tackle + Intercept*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>The duel won*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><em>Data based on sofa score<\/em><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Diaz&#8217;s sale will of course do something like a window for hand Cody Gakupo to grasp for the coming weeks and months.<\/p>\n<p>But the Colombian, now part of the Dai Roten team, plays a substantial portion of the football as the makeshift No. 9, and when Liverpool replaces him, they may be aiming for the central player.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"liverpool-target-wants-to-join-them\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpools_target_wants_to_join_them\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Liverpool&#8217;s target wants to join them<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to Athletics David Ornstein, Liverpool has seen the opening offer for Newcastle United striker Alexander Isaac being knocked back. It fell to a ballpark in the UK record territory of over \u00a3120 million.<\/p>\n<p>Transfer reporter Ben Jacobs supports the report, revealing that the 25-year-old &#8220;pushes&#8221; the side of the slot. Magpies are important to emphasize, but they assert that they will only earn cash if they find the right alternative.<\/p>\n<p>With careful financial planning and handling, Liverpool can move into this enviable position, and Isaac will be the icing of the cake this summer.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-liverpool-would-get-with-alexander-isak\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Liverpool_get_with_Alexander_Isaac\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>What Liverpool get with Alexander Isaac<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Isak has been with Newcastle for three years and joined in 2022 for \u00a363 million from Real Sociedad. Pandit&#8217;s alliance McCoist welcomed him as &#8220;the best all-around centre forward&#8221; in the Premier League for his efforts over the 2024\/25 season.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City&#8217;s Erling Haaland may be a more clinical ball strike machine, but Isaac&#8217;s rounded style blends with style and suggests that he can be slotted along Anfield&#8217;s path of things.<\/p>\n<p>    It&#8217;s an offensive game where you play to stand out for Sarah&#8217;s strengths. Liverpool&#8217;s Dutch ace scored 18 goals and provided seven assists last season, helping them win the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, he can&#8217;t hate creating and drawing defenders. As a result, Liverpool was able to find a new high-class partnership that would develop between Isaac and Gakupo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Alexander Isaac&#8217;s final two plame seasons<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics (*per game)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>23\/24<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>24\/25<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Match (start)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>30 (27)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>34 (34)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>the goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>twenty one<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>twenty three<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>assist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>touch*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>26.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>33.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Shot (target)*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.4 (1.4)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.9 (1.4)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>I missed a big opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>twenty one<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Pass completed<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>80%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>77%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>A big opportunity has been created<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Key Pass*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>dribble*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Ball recovery*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Tackle + Intercept*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Duels (winning)*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><em>Data based on sofa score<\/em><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>The weekly \u00a3120k ISAK has a lot to do with the locker, but he&#8217;s pretty much simplifying his game in Newcastle, abandoning more athletic and mobile elements to improve world-class shooting. It worked for the highlighted effect as Newcastle regained his position in the Champions League and elsewhere won the Carabao Cup (against Liverpool).<\/p>\n<p>He was only outthed by Sarah, but his roundness suggests that he could become Gakupo&#8217;s exciting dance partner.<\/p>\n<p>    Gakpo is not a single trick pony in any stretch, but he focuses on scoring goals, cutting inside and hitting goals clinically.<\/p>\n<p>Isak created 11 big opportunities on top flights last season, so it appears he is a tailor-made addition to pairing with Gakpo. Gakpo ranked in the top 4% of the midfielders and Wingers offensive midfielders and Wingers last year, ranking in penalty goals per 90 per 90 per Fbref (0.47).<\/p>\n<p>    Dutchman has been praised by Pandit Peter Crouch for &#8220;leveling up&#8221; as the slot replaced Klopp in the dugout, and can only imagine the height the 25-year-old can reach alongside a cultivated, confident superstar like Isaac, who is described as &#8220;Wizard,&#8221; like the Weissers.<\/p>\n<p>Again, Liverpool knows their hopes to sign the ability to find a Newcastle alternative. They want Benjamin Sesco from RB Leipzig, but he is also being pursued by Manchester United, who is preparing for a formal bid.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Magpie will be cautious about keeping Isaac in the book after his desperate efforts to force his move to Liverpool.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"95f1-4d10-8e637325a26e\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \"><\/div>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biggest_mistake_than_Diaz_Liverpool_Lady_Slot_%E2%80%9CMonster%E2%80%9D_for_47_million\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tBiggest mistake than Diaz: Liverpool Lady Slot &#8220;Monster&#8221; for \u00a347 million<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Liverpool sold Louis Diaz to Bayern Munich and now faces another star player exit. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool head coach Arne Slot claimed the Reds would not hesitate to strike with more additional additions in the summer transfer market. 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