Multiple media reports claim that Liverpool, the English Premier League champion, has agreed to pay a record-breaking transfer fee for Alexander Isak from Newcastle United.
According to reports from The Athletic and The Telegraph on Monday, the Swedish forward is expected to sign with the Reds in a deal worth about 130 million pounds ($176m).
Before signing a six-year deal with the Merseyside club, Isak will go through a medical, according to The Athletic, which will take place on Monday.
The 25-year-old striker helped Newcastle qualify for the Champions League last season by scoring 23 goals in the Premier League, behind only Mohamed Salah at Liverpool.
However, after making clear that he wanted to move to Liverpool, he has been the subject of a drawn-out and occasionally agonizing transfer saga this summer. He has been training separately from the rest of the Newcastle squad.
In a move seen as opening the door for Isak’s departure, Newcastle signed German international striker Nick Woltemade for a record club fee reported to be worth up to 69 million pounds ($93m).
Source: Aljazeera
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