'Good for both clubs': Mac Allister tells Newcastle they should be happy Alexander Isak ended up at Liverpool
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Liverpool supporters are excited for what is to come after watching Alexander Isak make his debut for the club on Wednesday.
Having effectively gone on strike from Newcastle United over the summer, Isak made his first appearance since the final day of the 2024/25 season.
The Swede looked surprisingly sharp, and underlined just what a brilliant addition he will be to the Liverpool squad.
But while Liverpool fans have been looking ahead with excitement, Newcastle supporters are feeling a very different way towards Isak.
Rewind to June and the 25-year-old was a hero on Tyneside, but after the manner in which he forced through a move to Anfield, Isak has become a pariah at St James’ Park.
According to Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, however, Newcastle should still be happy with how things ended with their former striker.
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For a long while this summer, it had looked as though Isak’s move to Liverpool was simply not going to happen.
The story played out as publicly as any transfer ever has, with all corners of the football world weighing in to give their opinion, many negatively assessing Isak’s actions.
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And according to Mac Allister, the Liverpool squad were also paying attention to the saga, but eventually got bored as they waited for their new teammate to arrive.
“At the beginning it was a big thing maybe, but after we became a bit tired of it because it was too long!” smiled the Argentine during an interview with TNT Sports.
“But we all know the player he is,” Mac Allister added.
“I think he’s going to be really, really important and we are so happy to have him here.
Maybe the other club [Newcastle] are not happy, but that’s the way football works.
“In the end they [Liverpool] 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 and we are so happy to have him because we know the player he is and we suffered him a couple of times as well!”