At 9:30pm on Monday night time, Alexander Isak was lastly confirmed as a Liverpool participant.
The story which dominated the summer time switch window ultimately reached its conclusion two-and-a-half hours after the deadline, with the Premier League champions formally saying the deal after a protracted saga which lasted for quite a few weeks.
As per Sky Sports activities, the Swedish striker has joined the Reds for a British document price of £125m (£10m greater than Moises Caicedo’s transfer to Chelsea two years in the past), penning a six-year contract at Anfield.
Isak: ‘I need to win all the pieces’ at Liverpool
Within the official correspondence saying the switch, Liverpool FC shared Isak’s first phrases as a participant with the Merseyside membership on its official web site.
The Reds’ new quantity 9 stated: “I really feel wonderful. It’s been a protracted journey to get right here however I’m super-happy to be part of this workforce, this membership and all the pieces it stands for. It’s one thing I’m pleased with and I’m actually trying ahead to it.
“I’m simply joyful it’s achieved and that I can get again to work. I’m trying ahead to seeing my teammates and the followers, and getting again on the market.
“I feel I’ve so much to provide. I feel I’ve so much to enhance. I’m a striker however I at all times need to give as a lot as attainable to the workforce, primarily objectives however way more than that as nicely. I need to win all the pieces, yeah.”
Isak and Liverpool can breathe simple ultimately!
After weeks and weeks of hypothesis, Liverpool followers will really feel as a lot reduction as pleasure that Isak has lastly signed for the Premier League champions.
He had a style of silverware in serving to Newcastle to Carabao Cup glory (paradoxically in opposition to the Reds) six months in the past, however his need to ‘win all the pieces’ means that he believes such an purpose is achievable at Anfield.
We don’t doubt that he too shall be glad to ultimately be freed of the uncertainty which had engulfed his closing few weeks as a Magpies participant, having gone on strike to attempt to power his transfer to Merseyside and taking part in no half for Eddie Howe’s aspect in pre-season or at first of the top-flight marketing campaign.
Isak could have huge expectations to fulfil, contemplating his British document switch price and his scoring document in English soccer to this point (62 objectives in 109 video games), however Liverpool wouldn’t have spent £125m on him in the event that they weren’t assured that he’d be a real game-changer for Arne Slot’s aspect.
Finally he and the Reds can breathe a sigh of reduction within the data that the deal is completed, and we will now sit up for what he might accomplish within the iconic quantity 9 shirt at Anfield!
