Sources: Liverpool, Isak agree EPL-record deal
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Liverpool have agreed a British-record deal to sign striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United, sources have told ESPN.
Sources from the Premier League champions say they have had a £125 million ($170m) bid accepted to sign the Sweden international, though Newcastle sources state the deal is worth £130m.
Isak is expected to undergo a medical ahead of Monday's transfer deadline at 7 p.m.
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It brings an end to one of the summer's most-protracted transfer sagas, with Isak having spent more than a month agitating for a move away from Newcastle.
The 25-year-old did not join the club on their preseason tour of the Far East and has not featured for Eddie Howe's side this season.
He also released a sensational statement earlier this month in which he claimed promises had been "broken" by the Newcastle hierarchy and insisted a move this summer would be in the best interests of all parties.
One of the transfer sagas of the summer finally looks to be over with Alexander Isak joining Liverpool. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)
Isak is now set to become the most expensive signing in Premier League history, surpassing Chelsea's Moisés Caicedo who joined the London club for £115m from Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2023.
It marks the second time this summer that Liverpool have broken their club transfer record, with Arne Slot's side having committed spending an initial £100m - plus a potential £16m in add-ons - to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen in June.
Meanwhile, Virgil Van Dijk has urged Liverpool not to let Joe Gomez leave on deadline day.
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Gomez has been linked with a move away from Anfield, especially if Liverpool are able to sign Marc Guéhi from Crystal Palace, but Van Dijk is adamant his fellow defender should stay.
"It's a very good question, because when he came on in the circumstances he is in personally, he was outstanding," Van Dijk said following Gomez's performance against Arsenal on Sunday.
"Obviously I speak to him quite a lot, so I know it wasn't easy, but that says a lot about him as a person, as a player, only appreciation.
"He's a good friend of mine, I'm just pleased for him that he could do it today.