Liverpool sign Alexander Isak in British transfer record €145m deal from Newcastle

The fee for Isak falls short of Newcastle’s €173m valuation but still represents a British transfer record and the second time this summer that Liverpool have broken their own transfer record.

Aleander Isak has signed a six-year contract worth around €350,000 a week. Pic: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Liverpool broke the British transfer record to sign Alexander Isak for €145m from Newcastle on deadline day but were foiled in an attempt to end a stunning window with a deal for Marc Guéhi.

On a contrasting day for the Premier League champions, Isak underwent a medical on Merseyside before signing a six-year contract worth around €350,000 a week. Liverpool also stepped up efforts to sign the Crystal Palace captain, Guéhi, who had a medical in London in anticipation of joining Arne Slot’s side after Steve Parish, the Palace chair, accepted €40m plus €6m in add-ons for the defender.