Liverpool agree British-record deal with Newcastle to sign Isak

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With Alexander Isak set for a move to Anfield, take a look at all of the forward's goals for Newcastle United against Liverpool.

The deal eclipses the current British record of £115m which Chelsea paid Brighton for Moises Caicedo in 2023.

Liverpool had a bid of £110m plus add-ons rejected for Isak at the start of August as Newcastle were unwilling to sell their star man without certain conditions being met.

Their stance was that they were holding out for £150m, however that softened in recent weeks as Isak refused to train or play with his Newcastle team-mates in an attempt to force a move.

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What will Newcastle do now?

Finding a successor to Isak was another key in Newcastle accepting Liverpool's offer for Isak.

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The club-record signing of Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart for up to £69m opened the door for Liverpool to make their move for Isak.

Newcastle are also trying to sign a striker to replace Callum Wilson, who left on a free transfer upon the expiry of his contract at the end of last season.

They have seen multiple bids rejected for Brentford's Yoane Wissa and Wolves' Jorgen Strand-Larsen this summer.

Wissa demands to be sold

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Newcastle target Yoane Wissa has released a bombshell statement, demanding his Brentford exit.

Newcastle target Wissa sensationally demanded to be sold by Brentford on Deadline Day eve.

Newcastle have had multiple offers rejected for Wissa this summer, and the striker has taken to Instagram to reveal his frustrations at a move not materialising as he pushes for a switch to the Magpies before Monday's 7pm deadline.

Brentford are not commenting on Wissa's bombshell statement.

Sky Sports News has also not seen evidence of the written assurances Wissa speaks of in his statement.

Read the full statement here...

Neville: Isak is a different level

Sky Sports' Gary Neville:

"If Liverpool can get Marc Guehi and Isak through the door - they're two starting players.

"Isak's one of the top centre-forwards in the world

He's a different level player

"For Liverpool to be on nine points, with the two games they've just had against Newcastle and Arsenal, with those two could be entering the building off the back of the international break, they'll be absolutely buzzing and confident as hell."

Timeline of Isak saga

July 15: Liverpool told Isak not for sale in this window after making informal approach to Newcastle - and decide to rival them for Hugo Ekitike instead after being rebuffed.

July 19: Eddie Howe reveals after pre-season friendly defeat at Celtic that Isak travelled with the rest of the squad to Glasgow but he chose to send him home "due to the speculation around him".

July 23: Liverpool beat Newcastle to the signing of Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt after the North East club had already missed out on Liam Delap and Joao Pedro.

July 24: Isak is not included in Newcastle's squad for pre-season tour of Asia due to what Newcastle described as a "minor thigh injury".

July 24: It later emerges that Isak has informed Newcastle he wants to explore his options in this transfer window.

July 31: Sky Sports News reports that Isak is training individually at former club Real Sociedad's facilities.

August 1: Newcastle reject an official bid from Liverpool for Isak worth £110m plus add-ons.

August 2: Newcastle make formal bid to RB Leipzig for Benjamin Sesko worth nearly £70m and Isak later flies back to the North East after his personal training camp in Spain.

August 4: The striker returns to Newcastle's training ground for the first time and has trained separately from his team-mates ever since.

August 4: Newcastle up their offer to RB Leipzig for Sesko amid interest from Manchester United.

August 8: Newcastle boss Eddie Howe says "we would love the player to be with us" about Isak after he misses friendly win over Espanyol at St James' Park.

August 9: Manchester United beat Newcastle to the signing of Sesko despite their offer to RB Leipzig being lower.

August 16: Isak not included in Newcastle squad for Premier League season opener against Aston Villa - but Howe says "door is well and truly open" for a return.

August 19: Isak skips PFA awards and releases a statement on Instagram accusing Newcastle of broken promises, telling the club "change is in the best interests of everyone".

August 19: Newcastle release a statement in response to Isak, denying that promises were made to allow Isak to leave and insisting they would welcome him back when he is "ready to rejoin his team-mates"

August 28: Newcastle agree a deal for Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade, which opens the door for Isak to leave St James' Park.

September 1: Newcastle and Liverpool agree a £125m deal over Isak.