After a long battle, striker Alexander Isak joins Liverpool in the biggest transfer in Premier League history

Newcastle finally accepted a record bid from Liverpool for Swedish striker Alexander Isak on Monday, September ^1st . After several weeks of wrangling, and just hours before the transfer window closed, the two clubs agreed on a fee of £130 million (€150 million), including bonuses, according to The Athletic . It is the biggest transfer in Premier League history. "It was worth the wait," the Liverpool club commented on X (ex-Twitter).

Alexander Isak, 25, underwent his medical the same day, before formally signing a six-year contract. The 52-cap Swedish international, who had three years left on his contract at Newcastle, had refused to play since the club, which ruled out selling him, declined an offer from Liverpool in early August, estimated at more than €125 million. He did not participate in pre-season or Newcastle's first three Premier League matches, including the 2-3 defeat to Liverpool on Monday, August 25, at St James' Park.

On Saturday, August 30, the club from the northeast of England acquired the services of 23-year-old German center-forward Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart, for a fee estimated at between 75 million and 90 million euros. A transaction that undoubtedly unblocked the Isak case.

The Swedish number 9 joined the Magpies from Real Sociedad in 2022 for nearly €70 million. A highly versatile, powerful, and elusive player, Alexander Isak scored 23 goals and provided six assists in the Premier League last season (a total of 62 goals since moving to England).

Led by their goalscorer, Newcastle qualified for the Champions League by finishing fifth in the English league. Alexander Isak scored the winning goal in the English League Cup final, which they won 2-1 against Liverpool at Wembley on March 16, securing Newcastle's first domestic cup in seventy years.

The arrival of the Swedish striker concludes the club's frantic transfer window. According to figures reported by the English media BBC and The Guardian , Liverpool spent an unprecedented 416 million pounds (481 million euros) during the transfer window, with the arrivals of Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong. This has put the Reds, the reigning champions, among the favorites for the season , in England and in the Champions League.