I reckon Isak’s camp will be 100% across our strategy and vice versa. I think the next stage is Isak making a formal transfer request, or at least escalating things there, forcing Newcastle to start bidding for players seriously and then opening the door back up for negotiations with us.
Today’s bid basically gives Isak the opportunity to say to Newcastle, ‘make a deal, I want to go’.
All a bit icky but it benefits us, so..