Liverpool Smash Record with £125m Deal for Alexander Isak
Liverpool have pulled off one of the most dramatic transfer deals in Premier League history, agreeing a British-record £125 million fee to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United. The saga had dragged on all summer, but on transfer deadline day, an agreement was finally struck that will see the Swedish striker move to Anfield. With add-ons included, the total package could rise as high as £130 million.
For Liverpool, this is not just another signing—it’s a statement. The 25-year-old Isak has been one of the most lethal forwards in English football since arriving from Real Sociedad in 2022, and last season he scored 27 goals in 42 appearances, helping Newcastle lift the Carabao Cup and secure European football. Now, he’s set to become the focal point of Liverpool’s attack for the next six years after undergoing his medical and agreeing personal terms.
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It hasn’t been a straightforward journey. Liverpool initially saw a £110m bid rejected in early August, and for a time it looked as though Newcastle would hold firm. But tensions behind the scenes changed everything. Isak had made it clear he wanted to leave, publicly stating that “promises had been broken” and that his relationship with the club could not continue. Newcastle, meanwhile, insisted no such promises had ever been made. The forward was left out of matchday squads, trained separately from the first team, and eventually became unavailable for the Magpies’ opening three league matches, one of which ironically came against Liverpool.
Liverpool, already active in the market this summer, had shattered their own transfer record just weeks earlier by signing German playmaker Florian Wirtz for £100m. Adding Isak on top of that means the Reds’ spending has now reached around £416m—more than any English club has ever spent in a single window. It even surpasses Chelsea’s record-breaking spree of 2023. Other notable arrivals at Anfield this summer include Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Giorgi Mamardashvili, and Giovanni Leoni, showing Liverpool’s clear ambition to rebuild their squad for the long term.
From Newcastle’s side, the sale was softened by their recent signing of German striker Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart, but the loss of Isak will be felt deeply. Since his debut goal against Liverpool back in 2022, he has been central to their rise under Eddie Howe. Club insiders had maintained they did not intend to sell, but with the player pushing for a move and Liverpool refusing to give up, the outcome seemed inevitable as deadline day approached.
Financially, the deal places Isak among the most expensive players in football history. It eclipses Enzo Fernandez’s £107m move to Chelsea in 2023 and edges above the fees paid for Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo. Globally, it trails only the blockbuster moves of Neymar and Kylian Mbappé to PSG, but still ranks higher than transfers involving the likes of Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembélé.
So, Liverpool have landed their man. Alexander Isak is set to lead the line at Anfield, and the Premier League has just witnessed another transfer record smashed in spectacular fashion. For Liverpool supporters, excitement will be sky-high; for Newcastle fans, it’s the end of an era. Either way, this is a moment that will be remembered long after the window closes.
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