The Premier League 's summer of strikers is threatening to turn into a winter of woe. English clubs spent big on some of the most exciting forwards in Europe ahead of the 2025-26 season, yet most have struggled to live up to the hype so far.

Liverpool broke the British transfer record to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United for £125 million, about as much as the combined fees paid by Manchester United for Benjamin Sesko and Arsenal for Viktor Gyökeres after both were heavily linked with moves to England for months.

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