Liverpool's record €145m Alexander Isak deal headlines wild transfer window

The Isak deal will be seen as a major coup for Liverpool's Chief Executive Michael Edwards.

SIGNED AND SEALED: Alexander Isak is a Liverpool player after a €145m British record transfer from Newcastle Utd. Pic: Nikki Dyer (Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Liverpool’s decision to spend a record €145m on striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle on deadline day, and an equally dramatic failure to add defender Marc Guehi, summed up a ‘sell big’, ‘buy bigger’ transfer window that was one of the craziest in Premier League history.

The champions were on a high after clinching a historic deal for Isak, when a €40m bid for Guehi from Crystal Palace right on deadline somehow collapsed, despite putting in a deal sheet to capture a player they had tracked for the last year. The reason for that twist was that Brighton defender Igor, who was on the verge of signing for the south London club, suddenly left Selhurst to sign for West Ham instead, leaving the south London club without a suitable replacement. Cue a message from chairman Steve Parish to pull the plug.