Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United for about £130 million, a British transfer record. Isak will undergo a medical before completing a six-year contract with Liverpool. The 25-year-old striker scored 23 Premier League goals last season, behind only Mohamed Salah, as Newcastle qualified for the Champions League. Isak trained away from the Newcastle squad after expressing his desire to move, making the transfer saga protracted and occasionally acrimonious. Newcastle signed Nick Woltemade for up to £69 million, helping to clear the way for Isak's departure. Liverpool will pair Isak with Mohamed Salah.
English Premier League champions Liverpool have agreed to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United for a record British transfer fee, according to multiple media reports. The Swedish forward is set to join the Reds in a deal worth about 130 million pounds ($176m), according to reports on Monday by The Athletic and The Telegraph, among other outlets. The Athletic reported that Isak will undergo a medical on Monday before completing a six-year deal with the Merseyside club.
The 25-year-old striker scored 23 goals in the Premier League last season behind only Liverpool's Mohamed Salah as Newcastle qualified for the Champions League. But he has been the subject of a protracted and occasionally acrimonious transfer saga this summer, training away from the rest of the Newcastle squad after making clear his desire to move to Liverpool.
On Saturday, Newcastle signed German international striker Nick Woltemade for a record club fee reported to be worth up to 69 million pounds ($93m) in what was seen as paving the way for Isak's departure. Liverpool will have the two leading goal scorers from last season's Premier League when they pair up Alexander Isak, second from right, with Mohamed Salah, not pictured [File: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images]
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