A visit to St. James’ Park is not easy anyway. Since the investments of the Saudi Public Investment Fund made their work ended The Magpies Fourth, seventh and fifth in the Premier League. Only this time is the poster also loaded extra.
Alexander Isak
This is mainly due to the Transfersaga around Alexander Isak. The striker – who was once rented for half a season by Borussia Dortmund to Willem II – wants to move from Newcastle to Liverpool. Newcastle is said to receive 170 million euros, an amount that The Reds For the time being not wanting to pay for the Swede, who decided in protest to stop at his club. That was put on a storm of criticism, from Newcastle icon Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney, among others.
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But it’s not just about Isak itself. The Newcastle plan was to attract Hugo Ekitike if Isak were sold. In recent years, the club has already attempted to attract him to the Premier League, but last month Liverpool hijacked the Frenchman at Eintracht Frankfurt. “I am certainly a fan of Hugo, I have been that for a number of years,” said manager Eddie Howe in the run -up to the game. “We have followed him for a very long time.”
Reception Newcastle fans
So the battle between Liverpool and Newcastle United lives just a little more than normal. WOR Flags, the Fangroep of Newcastle United, who deals with atmosphere actions around competitions, has also announced that it will be announced.
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“It feels like there is much more at stake than just three points,” a representative of WOR Flags tells the BBC. “It’s really strange. It is as if Newcastle is playing a match against a historic rival.”
The kick -off of Newcastle United – Liverpool is Monday evening at 9 p.m. Dutch time.