Soccer-Liverpool smash British transfer record to sign Newcastle striker Isak

Soccer Football - Alexander Isak arrives in Liverpool ahead of British record transfer deal - AXA Training Centre, Liverpool, Britain - September 1, 2025 Liverpool fans look on as a van leaves the training ground REUTERS/Phil Noble

(Reuters) - The summer-long transfer saga involving Alexander Isak reached a conclusion on Monday as he finally got his wish for a move to Liverpool from Newcastle United as the English champions agreed a British record fee to sign the forward on a long-term deal.

Isak's stand-off with Newcastle has dominated the start of the season but the impasse was broken with Liverpool paying a reported 125 million pounds for the 25-year-old Swede.