Liverpool agree £130m deal to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United

Alexander Isak is set for a medical on Monday before an official announcement (Picture: @FabrizioRomano)

Liverpool have agreed a £130m deal to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United on transfer deadline day, according to reports.

Isak is set for a medical at Liverpool on Monday before the summer window closes at 7pm with a British record move set to be completed.

Both The Telegraph and football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano have reported that the deal has been agreed in what will end the biggest transfer saga of the summer window, with personal terms already sorted.

Isak has made no secret of his desire to leave Newcastle for Liverpool and the Reds have long been keen to bring the striker to Anfield, with the Sweden international set to sign a six-year deal with Arne Slot’s side.

Liverpool’s first offer of £110m was rejected by Newcastle – and it was previously thought that the Magpies would only let him go for £150m.

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Liverpool have already splashed out £79m to sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike this summer but he is now likely to become a back-up to Isak.

Newcastle have signed German striker Nick Woltemade as a replacement for Isak and are still hoping to recruit Yoane Wissa from Brentford too.

Alexander Isak scored 23 Premier League goals last season (Picture: Getty)

Earlier this month, Newcastle said they were ‘disappointed’ by Isak’s bombshell social media post after he spoke publicly about his desire to leave the club.

Posting on Instagram after he was named in the PFA Premier League team of the Year, Isak said: ‘I’m proud to be recognised by my fellow professionals with a place in the PFA Premier League Team of the Season for 2024/25.

‘First and foremost I want to thank my teammates and everyone at Newcastle United who has supported me along the way.

‘I’m not at the ceremony tonight. With be everything going on, it didn’t feel right to there.

Alexander Isak is regarded as one of the best strikers on the planet (Picture: Getty)

‘I’ve kept quiet for a long time while others have spoken. That silence has allowed people to push their own version of events, even though they know it doesn’t reflect what was really said and agreed behind closed doors.

‘The reality is that promises were made and the club has known my position for a long time. To now act as if these issues are only emerging is misleading.

‘When promises are broken and trust is lost, the relationship can’t continue. That’s where things are for me right now – and why change is in the best interests of everyone, not just myself.’

Responding with a statement of their own, Newcastle strongly refuted Isak’s suggestion that he had been given their blessing to leave this summer.

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‘We are disappointed to have been alerted to a social media post by Alexander Isak this evening,’ the statement read.

‘We are clear in response that Alex remains under contract and that no commitment has ever been made by a club official that Alex can leave Newcastle United this summer.’

Isak has registered 62 goals and 11 assists across 109 games for Newcastle since he joined the club from Real Sociedad in 2022.

He is now set to try and help Liverpool defend their Premier League title after they were were crowned champions of England in Slot’s debut season as head coach last term.

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