Liverpool confirmed on Mercato on Monday day, the recruitment of the Swedish center-center Alexander Isak from Newcastle, a transfer deemed record in England and estimated at 125 million pounds (145 million euros) without the bonuses, according to the press. The 25 -year -old striker joined the English champion after a several week show with Newcastle, his club since 2022, for whom he scored 23 goals in 34 games last season in the Premier League.
Newcastle was content to confirm “the sale of striker Alexander Isak in Liverpool for a record amount in the United Kingdom” in a laconic statement published Monday evening. “The path to get there was long. But I am extremely happy to be part of this team, this club and everything it represents, “said Isak on the Liverpool site.
The Swedish international (52 selections), who still had three years of contract with the “Magpies”, will carry the N.9 to the Reds. The amount of the transfer, not revealed, amounts to 125 million pounds (145 million euros) but could reach 130 million (150 million euros) if the associated bonuses are reached during his stay in Anfield, according to the British press.
This places Isak on the podium of the most expensive recruits in history behind Brazilian Neymar (222 million euros from Barcelona to PSG in 2017) and the French Kylian Mbappé (180 million euros from Monaco to PSG in 2018).
He now holds the record for a first league transfer ahead, in particular, Moises Caicedo (from Brighton to Chelsea in 2023), Enzo Fernandez (from Benfica to Chelsea in 2023) or Florian Wirtz, his new teammate in Liverpool, arrived this summer from Leverkusen.
Newcastle had rejected a first Liverpool offer estimated at 110 million pounds (without bonuses) on August 1, estimating the value of the Swedish striker closer to 150 million, according to sports media. The former Real Sociedad scorer subsequently refused to resume training and competition. On August 19, he publicly denounced “broken” promises and declared that confidence was “lost” vis-à-vis his employer.
The file was unlocked with the signature in Newcastle of the German center-center Nick Woltemade (ex-Stuttgart) on Saturday, and the optimism reigning around the upcoming arrival of Yoane Wissa from Brentford.
