Liverpool sent clear Alexander Isak message as Amanda Staveley breaks silence on saga

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The Reds completed the signing of Isak from the Magpies during the summer transfer window after months of intense speculation.Despite rapidly establishing himself as a supporters' favourite at St James' Park, contributing 62 goals and 11 assists across 109 matches, Isak expressed a desire to join Liverpool and link up with Arne Slot's side.The striker did not train with his former Newcastle teammates for much of the summer and did not feature in a pre-season friendly before eventually completing his move to Anfield, reports Chronicle Live.READ MORE: Alexander Isak makes 'frustrating' admission as Liverpool striker offers new injury updateREAD MORE: Arne Slot told Liverpool transfer 'should have never happened' after latest blowIsak subsequently completed a £125million transfer to Anfield on deadline day, and has since gone on to score just one goal for Liverpool, which came against Southampton in the Carabao Cup. The Sweden international is yet to find the back of the net in the Premier League for the Reds this term.Despite the dramatic nature of the transfer saga, Staveley has recently stated that she harbours no resentment towards Isak, even suggesting he will perform "really well" at his new club."I'm so proud of Newcastle and how they're doing," Staveley told Sky Sports, while alongside her husband, Ghodoussi, while attending Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn II on Saturday evening at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium."And you know, we love Alex and we know he's going to do really well at Liverpool.

He's a great player - Liverpool have got an extraordinary player, but equally so, it's great to see the [Newcastle] forwards doing so well and Newcastle performing really well."Following Isak's exit, Newcastle moved swiftly to bring in Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart, with the 23-year-old scoring four goals in eight Premier League outings for the Magpies so far. Isak will be hoping to rediscover his goal-scoring form for Liverpool after the international break, having seen a groin injury disrupt his season.The Sweden striker admitted he was 'frustrated' by his start to life at Anfield after coming on as a second-half substitute to play 32 minutes in Sweden's 4-1 defeat against Switzerland.

“It's always frustrating when you're injured. There's not much that's easy in football.