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The long running transfer saga finally came to an end as Liverpool finally agreed the British transfer record fee of 130 million to sign Alexander Isak. It all started at the very beginning of this transfer window as the Swedish International made it clear that he only wanted to move to Liverpool.
Newcastle United tried really hard to keep their best player in their squad; they waited so long that they could change the mind of the Swedish International. But Isak remained Adamant in his decision, and he was desperate for a move to Liverpool Football Club. He even stopped training with his squad. He went on a complete strike.
Liverpool agree fee to sign Alexander Isak
But when Alexander Isak noticed that his club was still not willing to let him go, he wrote a statement to create pressure on the club, where he accused the club of breaking promises. It was such a disrespectful movement for such a legendary club, but even after the statement, the club was hopeful to keep him in the squad.
Alexander Isak wanted to move to Liverpool from the very first day of the transfer window
One thing was also clear that as soon as Newcastle United get to find a replacement, they will allow the move. They kept working on finding a replacement, but unfortunately, they were losing out on all of their targets. From Joao Pedro to Benjamin Sesko, they missed out on all of their transfer targets.
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Ultimately, by the end of this transfer window, they managed to sign a major forward in the form of Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart for a reported fee of £65 million. After this breakthrough in the transfer market for Newcastle United, Liverpool fans were really hopeful that the dream move was now actually possible.
We had to wait until the transfer deadline day as Liverpool finally agreed a record breaking £130 million fee to sign Alexander Isak. Even after all the attempts to keep him in the club, Newcastle United finally admitted their defeat and decided to let their best player go. We can expect Isak to see in a Liverpool shirt after the medical is completed.
