Liverpool told Newcastle 'delayed' £125m Alexander Isak transfer for brutal reason

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Alexander Isak joined Liverpool on transfer deadline day after months of speculation about his future at Newcastle UnitedLiverpool have been told a theory as to why Newcastle United may have delayed reaching an agreement over a deal for Alexander Isak. The striker has scored one goal for the Reds since his move to Merseyside, having been given an individual programme to work on his fitness following his arrival from St James' Park.Before signing for Liverpool, Isak was training away from the Newcastle first-team squad and had not made a single appearance during pre-season or in the Premier League.

As a result, the 26-year-old has been building up his fitness since joining the Reds and has started the last two top-flight matches.READ MORE: Liverpool handed Marc Guehi warning as Crystal Palace legend shares transfer 'box seat' theoryREAD MORE: Federico Chiesa strong message sent as Arne Slot told to stop picking 'underwhelming' Liverpool manFormer Newcastle midfielder Jeff Hendrick, who spent four years on Tyneside before leaving in the summer of 2024, has provided a theory as to why Isak's move to Liverpool was not completed until the very end of the transfer window."If his situation was a year earlier, I would have crossed paths with him in the bomb squad," said Hendrick in an interview with Boyle Sports."Unfortunately, I didn't. Then it was more Newcastle dragging it out, waiting to line up the player they wanted."I wouldn't be surprised if there was a little bit of tactics involved: ‘Let's send him to Liverpool not fit.

He won't have had a proper pre-season. They're going to have to get him fit.