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Inter Milan lost in an unbelievable comeback, Newcastle agreed to sell Isak for a record price

Hoai Thu September 1, 2025 07:04

In the early morning of September 1, Inter Milan suffered a surprising 1-2 defeat at home against Udinese in the second round of Serie A. Newcastle agreed to let striker Alexander Isak join Liverpool if they received an offer of 130 million pounds.

Inter Milan lost in an unbelievable comeback

Inter started the season with a thumping 5-0 home win over Torino in Round 1, but they were unable to replicate that form against Udinese. Dumfries opened the scoring for the hosts in the 17th minute with a close-range tap-in from Marcus Thuram's pass.

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Inter face a big challenge at the start of the season.

However, Udinese showed resilience even when they were behind early on. The visitors responded strongly with two consecutive goals just before the end of the first half, making the fansInter Milanpresent at Giuseppe Meazza could not help but be stunned.

Udinese equalised in the 29th minute when Dumfries handled the ball in the box, leading to a penalty converted by Keinan Davis. The equaliser was a deserved reward for Udinese, and while Inter looked confused, the visitors took the lead in the 40th minute.

From Davis' pass, Arthur Atta sprinted and fired the ball into the far corner of the goal, putting the visitors 2-1 up. Despite their efforts to press the pitch in the second half, Inter could not equalize and suffered a shocking defeat at the start of the season. Under the leadership of new coach Cristian Chivu, Inter are aiming to regain the Scudetto this season, but the current start has brought many worries.

In this match, Man City opened the scoring thanks to Erling Haaland's goal, but could not maintain the advantage after James Milner and Brajan Gruda scored for the home team Brighton in the second half, helping to retain 3 important points.

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Grealish posted a controversial post. Photo: Reuters

Pep Guardiola and his students suffered their second defeat after three rounds in the Premier League.this season. Before that, Man City also lost 0-2 to Tottenham at Etihad.

After Man City's defeat, Grealish suddenly posted a status on Instagram with the content: "It feels great to finally play 3 consecutive games", accompanied by a smiley face and dark blue heart icon.

However, this post was quickly deleted from Grealish's account. The English midfielder had reason to be happy as he played 3 consecutive matches for the first time since September 2024. But the timing of the post caused Grealish to be criticized by the online community.

"Is Grealish mocking Man City?", one account commented. Another fan said: "Grealish's unacceptable actions when Man City just lost the match." Another fan commented: "Grealish seems to be gloating. He is happy but he has to know the right time."

According toOpta, Grealish makes history as a playerEverton have now registered two assists in each of their last two Premier League appearances for the Merseyside club.

Newcastle agree to sell Isak for record price

Newcastle are willing to let striker Alexander Isak join Liverpool if they receive a £130m offer on the final day of this summer's transfer window.

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Newcastle wants to sell Isak. Photo: Reuters

According toTelegraph, major shareholders ofNewcastle, including the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, has given Isak the green light to leave if the price is attractive enough. Nearly a month ago,Liverpoolsent a £110m bid to Newcastle for Isak but it was rejected.

Newcastle are now waiting for Liverpool to come back with a more attractive offer, around 130 million pounds. This figure is significantly lower than the 150 million pounds that Newcastle has been asking for over a month.

Newcastle had tried to convince Isak to commit to the club long-term but failed. Currently, Isak is training separately and has expressed his desire to move to Liverpool for over 2 weeks.

Newcastle completed a record £69m deal for Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart last week to replace Isak, but the club are still on the lookout for another striker to bolster their attack.

Newcastle's scouting team failed to convince Brentford to sell striker Yoane Wissa, while Wolves are determined to keep hold of striker Jorgen Strand Larsen this summer.

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