Liverpool have been very active in the ongoing summer transfer window. 

The Reds broke their club transfer record when they brought in Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth £116.5 million. 

Jeremie Frimpong, Armin Pecsi, Milos Kerkez, Giorgi Mamardashvili and most recently Hugo Ektike have also arrived at Anfield, taking their spending to £269m so far. 

Given their big outlay this summer, it appears Liverpool will not be able to sign Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak. 

The Merseyside titans communicated their interest in Isak, but with Newcastle adamant the player was not for sale, they did not submit a formal bid. 

The latest is Isak is actively pushing to leave Newcastle, but there are doubts whether Liverpool’s finances allow them to spend a huge fee for the Sweden international. 

However, the Reds’ supporters will be absolutely delighted to hear that their club can afford to spend another £200m and still be compliant with the PSR rules.

This is according to the Daily Mail (July 26, Page 104) who estimated their total income this year at £385m. 

Liverpool have been frugal in the previous three transfer windows. Unlike the other big clubs, they signed only one player (Federico Chiesa) for £10m last summer. 

Winning the Premier League last season means Arne Slot’s side banked £174.9m in prize money and around £83.8m for their run to the last 16 of the Champions League. 

Furthermore, their kit deal with Adidas, starting on August 1, is reportedly worth more than £60m per year. 

Liverpool have already raised £66m with the sales of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarrel Quansah, Nat Phillips and Caoimhin Kelleher. 

They could further boost their spending power if they manage to sell Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz. 

It becomes clear Liverpool can afford to sign Isak, but it remains to be seen whether they can tempt Newcastle into selling their best player this summer.