Isak is set to cost a new British record fee, with Newcastle demanding over twice as much as the £63m they paid Real Sociedad three years ago. He could cost as much as £150m if Newcastle play hardball. It remains to be seen whether or not Liverpool can afford such a spend outright this summer, but those funds may yet be raised through three deals.

GOAL explains how Liverpool have been able to spend £265 million on new players during the summer transfer window - and why they could still sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle

Liverpool’s current window isn’t even over, but it already makes the top 10. It’s £263.5million at the time of writing, but it could easily surpass £400m and threaten £500million with add-ons. They’ve brought in Florian Wirtz for over £110million and also added Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and Giorgi Mamardashvili.