Liverpool have reached an agreement with Newcastle United to sign Alexander Isak in a Premier League-record £130m deal. The move ends a drawn out transfer saga surrounding the Swedish striker this summer.
Softfootball understands that he 25-year-old will have his medical examination today with the Reds looking to announce the transfer as soon as possible. Liverpool had an original £110m offer rejected in August but are now set to land their first-choice target of the summer.
The protracted saga involving the 25-year-old appears set to come to an end on the final day of the summer transfer window, and it follows Newcastle having signed striker Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart last week.
Earlier this summer, Isak was left out of the Newcastle squad for their pre-season tour of Asia with what the club described as a “minor thigh injury”, while it was understood he wanted to explore a move away.
He then trained alone at his former club Real Sociedad before Liverpool’s initial bid for him was knocked back by the Magpies. Amid continued speculation about his future, Isak released a statement in which he said promises had been “broken” by Newcastle and that their “relationship can’t continue”.
But now, acording to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano via his X handle, Isak’s move to Liverpool is a done deal. The Reds have agreed a £130m fee with Newcastle United, setting a new Premier League transfer record. The Swedish striker is traveling today for medical tests, with a long-term contract already in place. The post reads:
“BREAKING: Alexander Isak to Liverpool, here we go! Deal agreed now for £130m transfer fee. Record move for Premier League.
Isak, on his way today for medical tests as new Liverpool player after long term deal agreed months ago.
It was always ONLY Liverpool for Isak.”
Isak is now set to become the most expensive signing in Premier League history, surpassing Chelsea’s Moisés Caicedo who joined the London club for £115m from Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2023.
It marks the second time this summer that Liverpool have broken their transfer record, with Arne Slot’s side having committed spending an initial £100m plus a potential £16m in add-ons to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen in June.
