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Liverpool's interest in Alexander Isak represents a change in transfer strategy(Image: George Wood/Getty Images)

Liverpool's desire to sign Alexander Isak represents the club breaking a decade-long trend of avoiding moves for proven Premier League strikers.

The Reds have been cautious about buying established forwards from the English top-flight since signing Christian Benteke from Aston Villa in 2015.

Newcastle United rejected Liverpool's huge £110million bid for Isak, who netted 23 league goals last season.



However, the Reds are still working on more signings and a deal for Isak would mark a huge shift in the club's transfer policy.

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Back in 2015, Liverpool forked out £32.5m on Benteke from Villa, where he had scored an impressive 49 goals in 101 games.

Since then, the club have avoided risking the same mistake.

Benteke joined in the same summer as Roberto Firmino, who became a crucial component in Liverpool's attack and won the Premier League and Champions League during his time at the Reds.

The same case could be argued for versatile attacker Diogo Jota's arrival from Wolves in 2020.

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When it came time to buy a new centre-forward, the Reds chose to recruit Darwin Nunez from Benfica three years ago, instead of a Premier League target.

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