Liverpool have completed the signing of striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United in a British-record deal.

The Premier League champions had a £125 million ($170 million) bid accepted for the Sweden international in the early hours of Monday morning, and he has put pen to paper on a six-year deal at Anfield.

He will wear the No. 9 shirt.

"It's been a long journey to get here," Isak said in a statement. "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 just happy it's done and that I can get back to work. I'm looking forward to seeing my teammates and the fans, and getting back out there."

It brings an end to one of the summer's most-protracted transfer sagas , with

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