Summer is all but officially over, which means the saga of the summer must reach some (il)logical conclusion before the leaves begin to turn and fall; in other words, Alexander Isak has completed his highly contentious $176-million transfer from Newcastle to Liverpool.
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Newcastle insisted all summer that Isak wasn’t for sale and that he wasn’t going anywhere this summer, but Isak duh his heels in repeatedly until Liverpool finally got their man (who they might or might not actually need).
“It’s been a long journey to get here,” Isak said in his first statement to Liverpool’s website . “But I’m super happy to be a part of this team, this club and everything it stands for. It’s something I’m proud of and I’m really looking forward to it. I’m