Liverpool have made history. Alexander Isak is set to join Anfield for £125 million, with the deal potentially rising to £130 million through add-ons.
The move doesn’t just smash Liverpool’s transfer record, it also becomes the most expensive transfer in English football history, overtaking the £116 million Liverpool themselves paid for Florian Wirtz earlier this summer.
How Isak’s Transfer Ranks Among the Biggest Ever
To understand the scale of this deal, it needs to be measured against football’s all-time blockbusters. At the very top remains Neymar’s world-record €222 million switch to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, worth around £195 million. Just below that is Kylian Mbappé’s €180 million transfer from Monaco to PSG in 2018, approximately £158 million.
The next tier includes Ousmane Dembélé’s €148 million move to Barcelona and Philippe Coutinho’s €145 million transfer from Liverpool to Barcelona.
With Isak’s £125-130 million price tag which translates to €144-150 million, the Swedish striker now stands among these giants of the transfer market, a top 5 transfer in football history and the outright biggest signing in Premier League history.
The Drama Behind the Deal
This record-breaking signing didn’t happen quietly. Isak had grown unsettled at Newcastle United, skipping preseason and making his frustrations public. Newcastle initially resisted, determined to hold onto their star forward.
But with financial restrictions tightening after significant summer spending, and once they secured Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart as a replacement, the path cleared for Liverpool to swoop.
Liverpool’s Summer Spending Spree
The Isak deal pushes Liverpool’s total outlay close to £400 million this summer. That figure edges them toward matching Chelsea’s all-time record of £404 million spent in a single transfer window, set just last year.
With Isak joining a squad already reinforced by marquee signings like Florian Wirtz, Liverpool are sending a clear message: they are building for dominance both domestically and in Europe.
Why This Transfer Matters
For Liverpool, this is about more than just a new striker. It’s about ambition, power, and making a statement in the global football economy. For Alexander Isak, it’s a career-defining leap into the highest echelons of world football.
