Alexander Isak to Liverpool: Contract details emerge after bombshell £125m transfer agreement

Liverpool have agreed to pay a British-record fee to land Alexander Isak from Newcastle after weeks of speculation with the Swede due to sign a long-term deal at Anfield

Alexander Isak will sign a six-year deal when his Liverpool move is completed after Newcastle finally decided to accept £125million from the Reds – ending the summer-long saga.

Isak made it clear he wanted to leave St James’ Park weeks ago and time was running out for him to secure his move away, but the Premier League champions have now come to the party late in the window with their second offer being reluctantly accepted.

They had seen an opening bid of £110m turned down, but the Magpies made it clear they would not accept anything less than a British-record fee if they were to allow him to leave. Liverpool had already spent a record £116m to sign Florian Wirtz this summer, but have again come up with huge sums.

Their investment and belief in Isak is underlined by the length of the deal they intend to give the Swede, who at 25 still has his peak years ahead of him. He is now poised to lead the line at Anfield for years to come.

Isak’s signing is particularly well-timed given the age profile of Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian remains prolific and has topped the team’s goalscoring charts annually since arriving. He has just signed a new deal, but has turned 33 this summer.

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Arne Slot will have spent a staggering £416m, before add-ons, this summer. £79m of that went on Hugo Ekitike with the Frenchman joining from Frankfurt and quickly settling into life at Anfield. He scored in his first three games, but may now have to move to accommodate Isak’s arrival.

Liverpool have seen some notable turnover in the final third. Isak is now expected to follow Ekitike to Anfield whilst Wirtz also adds more creativity. However Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz have both moved on to pastures new whilst there was also the tragic death of Diogo Jota.

Isak has had to push hard to secure his Newcastle exit and, despite his frustration being particularly evident, the club have said that “no commitment has ever been made by a club official that Alex can leave Newcastle United this summer” despite the player accusing them of broken promises.

The Swede’s impending exit has been softened by Newcastle managing to sign Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart last week for a club-record fee. Eddie Howe would still like an additional striker to come in after the club missed out on a number of their top targets.

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