The summer-long transfer saga surrounding Alexander Isak concluded on Monday as Liverpool secured the striker from Newcastle United for a British record fee. The 25-year-old Sweden international joins the English champions on a long-term contract after weeks of stalemate.
Liverpool reportedly paid £125 million, surpassing Chelsea’s record signings of Enzo Fernández (£107m) and Moisés Caicedo (£100m plus add-ons). “It’s been a long journey to get here, but I’m super-happy to be part of this team and this club. I’m proud of it and now I’m looking forward to getting back to work,” Isak, who will wear the number nine shirt, told Liverpool’s website.
Isak had joined Newcastle three years ago from Real Sociedad and became a fan favourite after scoring goals that twice secured Champions League qualification and ending a 70-year domestic trophy drought with victory in last season’s League Cup final. However, his relationship with the club soured after he expressed his wish to leave. Frozen out of training and excluded from early season matches, Isak’s exit was confirmed by Newcastle in a brief statement on Monday.
His departure follows weeks of tension, including his absence from Newcastle’s pre-season Asia tour, training away from the first team, and criticism from supporters. The striker also accused the club of breaking promises, while Newcastle insisted no agreement existed to allow a summer transfer.
With 62 goals in 109 appearances — including 54 in 86 Premier League games — Isak leaves with an impressive record. He scored 23 league goals last season and was named in the PFA Team of the Year, though he skipped the award ceremony amidst uncertainty over his future.
For Liverpool, the signing takes their summer spending above £450m, having already broken their club record to sign Florian Wirtz in a deal worth up to £116m. Manager Arne Slot has been rebuilding his forward line after the departures of Luis Díaz and Darwin Núñez, and the tragic death of Diogo Jota. With Mohamed Salah still leading the attack and Hugo Ekitike settling in well, Isak’s arrival offers a major boost to Liverpool’s ambitions of defending their Premier League title.
Isak, capped 52 times by Sweden, said he aims to contribute with goals and all-round play. “I want to win everything,” he declared.
Once hailed on Tyneside as part of Newcastle’s great line of strikers alongside Jackie Milburn, Malcolm MacDonald, Alan Shearer and Peter Beardsley, Isak’s relationship with the fans collapsed in recent weeks. Newcastle manager Eddie Howe described the stand-off as a “lose-lose” situation. Despite last-ditch talks reportedly involving club chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan, there was no reconciliation.
The transfer ends one of the Premier League’s most turbulent sagas of the summer — and delivers Liverpool one of Europe’s most prolific strikers.
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