Alexander Isak brutally snubbed by Newcastle United star after £125m Liverpool transfer

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool broke the British transfer record to sign Alexander Isak for £125m from Newcastle United on transfer deadline day back in SeptemberAlexander Isak moved to Liverpool from Newcastle United on transfer deadline day in a deal worth £125m. The forward had effectively gone on strike at St James’ Park in order to force through a move to Anfield.As well as training away from the first-team squad, the Sweden international also issued a statement in the middle of the saga claiming promises made to him by the North East club had been 'broken' and 'the relationship can't continue'.

The saga lasted 55 days and came after Isak joined Newcastle in a £60m move from Real Sociedad in 2022 and scored 27 goals in 42 appearances across all competitions last season.And it appears one of his former team-mates might not have forgiven him for the way he behaved during the final few months of his time at Newcastle.READ MORE: Premier League release full VAR audio of Virgil van Dijk incident after Liverpool complaintREAD MORE: Liverpool given definitive VAR verdict as Howard Webb responds after complaintThat’s because despite Isak being viewed as one of the best forwards in Europe, Sandro Tonali has snubbed him when naming his ‘Ultimate 11’.Tonali, who is a firm fan favourite on Tyneside, once described Isak as ‘the best striker in the world’, but when selecting his team, he instead decided to name just one forward in it and that was Zlatan Ibrahimovic.But while Newcastle’s supporters turned against Isak, Dan Burn claimed after the forward’s move to Anfield was confirmed that there was only love for the Swede from within the dressing room.“It’s only natural, Alex is probably one of the best three strikers in the world at the moment, and as a Newcastle fan personally, obviously, you’d love him to want to stay,” he said.“But I know that’s football and there’s players who’ve come and gone from Newcastle before.“Alex is my mate at the end of the day, so it was a tough situation, but I’m glad that we’re getting a good return on a player that we’ve had and he’s getting the move that he wanted.“He put a message in the chat just saying that he was leaving and thanks for the memories, all that sort of stuff, and the lads replied.“I think Alex is getting what he wants and now we’ve just got to focus and do what we can with the players that we’ve got.”Isak has struggled to hit the ground running at Liverpool. Having arrived at the club short of fitness, he has scored just once in eight games and recently missed four matches because of a groin issue.