Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has questioned whether Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak would pick Arsenal this summer with the Swedish number nine, who has scored 19 times in all competitions this season, having been linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium.

Isak has been mentioned as a possible solution for Mikel Arteta, who has favored signings in his defense over other positions since moving to North London. But Carragher believes Liverpool would be a more appealing destination for the 24-year-old, who is having the best season of his life.

"There’s a lot of talk about Isak," Carragher said on The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet. "There’s almost like this feeling of Arsenal are going to sign him or Arsenal need to sign him. Are you looking at it as an Arsenal fan and thinking that’s realistic that you can go and buy Isak from Newcastle? He’s got like three or four years on his contract.

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"The reason I say that is because I think Liverpool are desperate for a center forward if I’m being totally honest. There’s no talk about Liverpool getting Isak. I don’t understand where all this Arsenal talk (has come from). Liverpool need one as well and if Liverpool win the league, if he was to go, surely you would pick the team that won the league."

Isak is being talked up as a $185m (£150m/€180m) player ahead of the summer. With Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez as options through the middle at the moment, Liverpool could perhaps find an upgrade with none of the trio necessarily natural fits, consistent and always injury-free.

Liverpool.com says: Isak would be a dream signing but getting him from Newcastle will be next to impossible. The Magpies do not want to lose him and spent $74m (£60m/€72m) on him to bring in from Spain. It would take double that as a minimum to even get Eddie Howe to think about it.