The ensemble – Newcastle’s Alexander Isak celebrates after scoring the fourth goal of his party during the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Newcastle United at the London Stadium in London, Wednesday 5th April 2023. Alexander Isak has completed a record transmission to Liverpool from Newcastle United for £ 125 million ($ 170 million) and has become the most expensive player in British football history. The 25 -year -old Swedish striker closed on Monday after questionable periods, when he publicly expressed dissatisfaction with Newcastle and trained separately from the team.The transfer fee broke the previous British record in Liverpool of £ 116 million paid for Florian Wirtz in July and Chelsea in August 2023 received £ 115 million.Isak, who scored 23 Premier League goals last season, missed the first three games of the Newcastle season in the transition to Liverpool.“It was a long way to get here,” Isak said. “But I’m very happy to be part of this team, this club and everything that means. It’s something I am proud of and I really look forward to. I’m just happy to be done and that I can go back to work. I look forward to seeing my teammates and fans and coming back there.”Liverpool initially offered ISAK 110 million pounds on ISAK before returning with their successful offer.
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The transfer is the fourth most expensive player around the world after Neymar’s transfer to $ 262 million to Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé’s 216 million PSG transfer, and Barcelona agreement of Philippe Coutinho.Isak, born in Stockholm’s parents in Eritre, joined Newcastle from Real Sociedad in 2022 and quickly established himself as one of the world’s leading attackers.The transfer followed after a public dispute between ISAK and Newcastle, and the player claimed that in an instagram post and states that “trust is lost” with the club.Newcastle replied by denied any obligation to sell ISAK and suggested that the initial offer of Liverpool be insufficient.Saudi-controlled Newcastle responded to Isak’s departure by signing two attackers: Nick Woldemade of Stuttgart and Yoane Wissa of Brentford.Isak Liverpool’s acquisition is part of their $ 570 million summer spending after their record 20. Victory in the English title.Other important signatures of the club include Florian Wirtz worth £ 116 million, Hugo Ekitike and Fullbacks Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez.Liverpool has compensated these expenses by selling players including Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Jarell Quansah.The extensive revision of the team falls under the manager of Arne Slot, who took over Jurgen Kloppa and remained quiet during the previous season before making significant changes.Newcastle acknowledged Isak’s departure with a short 37-sized statement confirming the British record he received as an attacker.The negotiations ended in the last hours of the summer transfer window, with ISAK joining Liverpool about what the club described as a “long -term contract”.
