Reds seal €150m Isak deal after Guehi move collapses
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Liverpool have signed striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United for a British-record fee of €150m.
The Merseysiders, who saw a £35m move for Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi collapse at the 11th hour on deadline day, brought an end to the long-running saga involving the Swedish striker by confirming the mega-money move for the frontman.
The Reds had a £110m (€127m) offer rejected in August and since then the 25-year-old has not trained with or played for Newcastle, but in the final hours of the transfer window a deal has been reached to end the impasse.
The Magpies, who announced the signing of striker Nick Woltemade on Saturday, have finally relented after accepting the player does not want to play for them any longer.
He will become Liverpool's eighth first-team signing of the summer, marking the second time they have broken their own transfer record following the £110m (€127m) capture of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen.
It could have been a ninth signing, but Guehi's £35m move from Crystal Palace broke down at the 11th hour.
Liverpool have already brought in more than €230m in sales this summer following the departures of Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Jarell Quansah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Caoimhin Kelleher, Tyler Morton, Ben Gannon-Doak and Nat Phillips.