Alexis Mac Allister details how Alexander Isak transfer saga impacted Liverpool squad
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Alexis Mac Allister has humorously admitted that he and his Liverpool colleagues were weary of the Alexander Isak transfer saga before his sensational move.
The Swedish player was caught up in a summer-long tug-of-war with Newcastle United after expressing his wish to join the Premier League champions.
However, he had to wait until deadline day to put pen to paper after the Reds and their top-tier competitors finally agreed on a British-record deal.
Isak was made to train separately from the Magpies' first team during their preparations for the Premier League season and as a result arrived at Anfield not fully match-fit, only making his debut during Wednesday's 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid.
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The 25-year-old managed just under an hour during the thrilling Champions League win over the La Liga side, leaving the pitch with the Reds leading 2-1 before they required a stoppage-time winner from captain Virgil van Dijk.
Arne Slot's team have been the talk of the town after needing a flurry of late goals to secure three points during the early stages of their title defense.
Isak's arrival was part of a spending spree on Merseyside, which was balanced out by a number of departures which saw Liverpool sell Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Harvey Elliott, Ben Gannon Doak, Tyler Morton, Jarell Quansah and Caoimhin Kelleher.
Despite the chatter about the financial investment at Anfield, Mac Allister has expressed that the squad is thrilled to have Isak on board and believes he will be a hit for the Reds.
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"At the beginning, it was a big thing and after a while we got a bit tired because it was too long," Mac Allister shared with TNT Sports, hinting at the drawn-out nature of the transfer process.
"But we all know the player he is
He is going to be really, really important and we are happy to have him here.
"Maybe the other club are not happy but that's the way football works, they paid quite a lot of money so I think it's good for both clubs.
"It's good for him because it's what he wanted, we are so happy to have him because we know the player that he is and we suffered against him a couple of times as well."