Liverpool have completed the signing of Swedish striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United, as the English champions agreed a British record fee to sign the forward on a long-term deal.
Isak’s stand-off with Newcastle has dominated the start of the season, but the impasse was broken with Liverpool paying a reported 125 million pounds for the 25-year-old Swede.
The fee eclipses Chelsea’s up-front 107 million pounds paid for Enzo Fernandez and the 100 million plus 15 million in add ons they splashed out for fellow midfielder Moises Caicedo.
“It’s been a long journey to get here. But I’m super-happy to be a part of this team, this club and everything it stands for,” Liverpool’s new number nine Isak told the club’s website.
“It’s something I’m proud of and I’m really looking forward to it. I’m happy it’s done and that I can get back to work.”
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Isak arrived at Newcastle three years ago from Real Sociedad and proved a huge hit with his goals, twice helping the north-east club qualify for the UEFA Champions League and end a 70-year domestic trophy drought in last season’s League Cup final.
With 62 goals in 109 appearances, including 54 in 86 in the Premier League, Isak’s numbers will be a massive boost to Liverpool’s hopes of winning back-to-back titles for the first time since 1984.
The Swede also scored 23 league goals last season to guide Newcastle back to the UEFA Champions League with a fifth-placed finish.
“I think I have a lot to give, I think I have a lot to improve. I’m a striker but I always want to give as much as possible to the team, mainly goals but much more than that as well,” Isak, who has 52 caps, said.
“I want to win everything. Yeah, (as simple as that).”
Isak’s capture takes Liverpool’s close-season spending above 450 million pounds after they smashed the club’s transfer record for a second time, having signed Germany’s Florian Wirtz in a deal that could eventually rise to 116 million pounds.
Liverpool/Reuters.