Newcastle rejected the Merseyside club’s offer for the Swedish international, but Liverpool don’t appear to have given up.Liverpool boss Arne Slot said on Thursday the Premier League champions will only sign the right player for the right price, but refused to be drawn on the club’s position regarding unsettled Newcastle striker Alexander Isak.Since Liverpool’s reported 110-million-pound ($148m) bid for the 25-year-old Sweden international was rejected earlier this month, they have not held further talks, but equally do not appear to have given up hope of bringing Isak to Anfield.Newcastle, for their part, are reported to be demanding a British record transfer fee of 150 million pounds ($201.1m) for Isak.The forward’s decision to go public on Tuesday, accusing Newcastle of breaking promises and saying he “can’t continue” and “change is in the best interests of everyone”, has intensified speculation about Isak’s future.Newcastle’s response was to insist: “We have been clear that the conditions of a sale this summer have not transpired. We do not foresee those conditions being met.”The back-and-forth exchanges have all added another layer of interest to Liverpool’s match at Newcastle’s St James’ Park on Monday, with Isak expected to be absent again as he continues to train away from the squad.Slot, speaking at a pre-match news conference on Thursday, said, “I am happy with the squad, but if we think there is a player who can really make us better, then this club has always shown they can bring them in.”The Dutch manager, who has seen Liverpool’s 300-million-plus-pound ($402.1m) spending …
