Liverpool moved quickly in the closing hours of the summer window to agree a deal for Alexander Isak, a transfer that will set a new Premier League record for the club this window.<\/p>\n
Talks between the clubs intensified on Sunday as the deadline approached and, mere hours before the window closed, Liverpool struck a deal for the 25-year-old. The move will see Isak overtake the fee paid earlier in the window for Florian Wirtz as Liverpool\u2019s record outlay.<\/p>\n
Liverpool\u2019s interest did not go unnoticed. The club had a \u00a3110 million ($145.4 million) bid for Isak rejected in early August, while Newcastle maintained that the Sweden international was not for sale. Isak had publicly stated his desire to leave Newcastle in favour of a move to Liverpool weeks ago, citing that his relationship with the club couldn\u2019t continue. Newcastle rapidly responded denying Isak\u2019s allegations while insisting they didn\u2019t expect him to leave.<\/p>\n
Recent reporting from The Athletic indicated that, in the days before the deadline, Newcastle began operating under the impression that Isak was bound for Merseyside. That shift in thinking followed Newcastle\u2019s own transfer business this summer. The Magpies signed Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart for a club record fee. Although Woltemade was viewed internally as more of a Callum Wilson replacement, that signing fuelled speculation about Isak\u2019s future.<\/p>\n
Newcastle are also working on completing the transfer of Brentford\u2019s Yoane Wissa, who has expressed his desire to leave the Bees. The combination of incoming and outgoing activity at Newcastle framed the final phase of negotiations and helped explain why talks accelerated as the window drew to a close.<\/p>\n
The agreement marks the conclusion of one of the most prominent transfer sagas of the summer window and represents a major investment by Liverpool as they complete their business for the close of the market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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