Liverpool agreed a late transfer to sign 25-year-old Alexander Isak from Newcastle after a rejected £110m offer in August. The striker had not trained with or played for Newcastle since the failed bid and was left out of their Asia tour with a reported thigh injury, later training alone at former club Real Sociedad. He accused Newcastle of breaking a commitment that he could leave for a big club. Newcastle accepted that he no longer wanted to play for them and agreed the transfer, which includes a £5m loyalty payment taking the fee up to £130m. Isak becomes Liverpool's eighth summer signing amid total spending around £416m.
The Reds had a £110m offer rejected in August and since then the 25-year-old has not trained with or played for Newcastle, but in the final hours of the transfer window a deal has been reached to end the impasse. The striker arrived at Anfield to undergo a medical on Monday, with Newcastle relenting by accepting the player does not want to play for them any longer. United also announced the signing of striker Nick Woltemade on Saturday.
Isak was left out of Newcastle's pre-season tour of Asia with what was said to be a thigh injury, but has been absent from the squad ever since and at one stage was training alone at former club Real Sociedad.He has accused the club of breaking a commitment that he could leave if a suitable offer came from a big club - though that now looks to have changed, with a £5m loyalty payment taking the deal up to as high as £130m.
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