Padou: I don t think Isaac s deal is inevitable, Liverpool is playing a psychological battle

August 7: Liverpool's first offer to Newcastle Isaac was rejected. Liverpool has not yet planned to make a second offer to Isaac, but the Reds are still paying close attention to the developments. In response, former Newcastle coach Allen Padu expressed his views in an interview with talkSPORT.

■About Liverpool's offer Isaac

Padu said: "I don't think the deal is inevitable, but Liverpool seems to be playing a psychological battle. They have not explicitly denied interest, which makes the whole situation very uneasy for Newcastle, for fans and for the top leaders."

■Padu believes that Newcastle may eventually make a tough statement

"I think they will stand firm and keep Isaac in the team. He may not play in the first two or three games, but they hope to gradually get him back."

■Padu took Kabaye's transfer to Arsenal when he coached Newcastle as an example

"At that time, we refused the offer, he almost stopped training and refused to play football. But later he figured it out and his condition recovered. I think Isaac would do the same."

■ However, Padu also expressed concerns about Isaac's departure

"There are rumors that Isaac applied for a contract renewal from the club last year but received no response, which became a source of his inner dissatisfaction. If he had the mentality of 'I'm fed up', it would be troublesome."