Liverpool Holds the Third and Eighth Most Expensive Transfers of All Time

With the €150M deadline day signing of Alexander Isak, the Reds smashed the Premier League transfer record and also hold the eighth-most expensive transfer with Florian Wirtz

Alex Isak becomes the third most expensive player ever (Photo: Liverpool FC)

Liverpool has completed the signing of Alexander Isak, with the Swedish striker officially joining the Reds from Newcastle United for €150 million on transfer deadline day on Monday.

The deal makes him the third most expensive player of all time and the biggest signing in Premier League history, with only Neymar and Kylian Mbappé’s moves to PSG costing more in the history of the game.

The 25-year-old Swedish striker’s transfer also set several records. Isak is the highest signing and sale by a Premier League club, the biggest transfer completed on deadline day, the largest transfer involving a club not owned by a country, and the biggest transfer ever for a Swedish player.

Liverpool now holds the third-most expensive transfer in football history with Isak and also the eighth-most expensive with Florian Wirtz, signed from Bayer Leverkusen this summer for €125 million. In addition, the club was responsible for the fifth-most expensive transfer, when they sold Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona for €135 million in 2017.

Overall, Liverpool spent around €490 million last summer while generating €220 million from player sales.