3 h. ago Tantrum transfers, hysteria and endless cash: the greatest window ever had it all | Barney Ronay

An emotional, strategic, plot-driven entertainment product was all wrapped up in a single epic three-month tracking shotBy the time the clock hit 7.30pm the main presenter on Monday’s Sky Sports Window Slam Countdown looked not just frazzled, but oddly heroic, like a man who has ingested a potentially fatal overdose of late-breaking excitement and is now being encouraged to keep talking in a low, dogged voice about massive deals and unexpected snags just to keep himself awake until the paramedics arrive.There was something of the Situation Room about the whole tableau, five nobly dishevelled talking heads leaning in around the curved tables, lists of names earnestly reeled off. Eberechi Eze. Randal Kolo Muani. We’re hearing that Coventry has fallen. In the bottom corner of the screen a picture of Marc Guéhi would flash up now and then reproachfully, wearing a strange, lost smile. And below it all the countdown clock replaced with the simple end-of-days message: WINDOW CLOSED. Contin...

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3 h. ago Tantrum transfers, hysteria and endless cash – but who won the transfer window? | Barney Ronay

The juggernaut was captured in one three-month tracking shot, but this summer market told us something deeper – about football and the nationBy the time the clock hit 7.30pm the main presenter on Monday’s Sky Sports Window Slam Countdown looked not just frazzled, but oddly heroic, like a man who has ingested a potentially fatal overdose of late-breaking excitement and is now being encouraged to keep talking in a low, dogged voice about massive deals and unexpected snags just to keep himself awake until the paramedics arrive.There was something of the Situation Room about the whole tableau, five nobly dishevelled talking heads leaning in around the curved tables, lists of names earnestly reeled off. Eberechi Eze. Randal Kolo Muani. We’re hearing that Coventry has fallen. In the bottom corner of the screen a picture of Marc Guéhi would flash up now and then reproachfully, Guéhi wearing a strange, lost smile as though he has in fact died. And below it all the countdown clock replaced w...

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6 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo was requested to FaceTime Alexander Isak before transfer decision

Liverpool agreed a British transfer record fee of 125million with Newcastle for Alexander Isak, but the Swede has long been on the radar of top clubs, as Cristiano Ronaldo found out in 2017

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10 h. ago Wrexham's deadline day signing with Champions League experience as Frank Lampard annoyed

Wrexham capped off a record-breaking transfer window, in which the Hollywood-owned club spent a whopping £30million, by signing three new players on deadline day

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11 h. ago Alexander Isak’s behaviour to force move ‘bad look for football’ – Alan Shearer

Isak effectively went on strike in order to push through his British record £125million transfer to the Anfield club on Monday.

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11 h. ago Liverpool's dressing room react to Alexander Isak's £125m transfer with clear message

Alexander Isak finally completed his British record transfer to Liverpool on deadline day, and his new team-mates have already given their reaction to his switch on social media

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13 h. ago How Liverpool dressing room immediately reacted to Alexander Isak's £125m arrival

Current and past Liverpool players have been quick to react after Alexander Isak's record-breaking transfer from Newcastle United was finally rubberstamped ahead of the deadline

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14 h. ago Eddie Howe and Alexander Isak chat changed everything and led to Liverpool transfer

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe was able to get Alexander Isak's focus back last season before he embarked on a record scoring spree - later leading to his Liverpool transfer

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14 h. ago When could Alexander Isak make his Liverpool debut after British record transfer from Newcastle?

Swedish international became Arne Slot’s second £100million man of the summer

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15 h. ago Alexander Isak's new Liverpool wages compared to Erling Haaland's as one earns much more

Alexander Isak finally got his wish on deadline day as his record-breaking transfer to Liverpool was confirmed, with the Swede also earning a massive bump in pay

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16 h. ago Transfer news LIVE! Liverpool to revive Guehi deal; Donnarumma delay and Deadline Day reaction

Assessing a record-breaking summer transfer window

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19 h. ago When to expect Alexander Isak in Liverpool action after record breaking transfer from Newcastle

Alexander Isak is Liverpool's final signing of the summer transfer window, with the striker completing his £135m British-record switch from Newcastle on Monday night

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25 h. ago Away the lad: how Isak’s long and messy departure from Newcastle unfolded | Louise Taylor

A story that began with the offer of a pay rise ran through a successful season on the pitch and ended with a British record transfer to LiverpoolNot too many players are capable of upstaging Mohamed Salah but, last month, Alexander Isak revelled in revealing that rare ability.Salah had assumed centre stage at Manchester’s Opera House and, as the latest recipient of the Professional Footballers’ Association player of the year award, was preparing to deliver an eagerly awaited acceptance speech when he lost a previously rapt audience. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Alexander Isak has already left Liverpool after record transfer deadline day move

Alexander Isak has completed a record-breaking move to Liverpool from Newcastle on deadline day but the striker has not stuck around on Merseyside for very long

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26 h. ago Liverpool complete £125m signing of Alexander Isak from Newcastle in British record transfer

The arrival of Isak takes Liverpool’s summer spending past £400m

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26 h. ago Alexander Isak transfer fee truth as Liverpool and Newcastle disagree over record deal

Liverpool and Newcastle have reached an agreement over the transfer of Alexander Isak to the Premier League champions - but both club's are highlighting a different final transfer fee for the Premier League's biggest-ever deal

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26 h. ago 'Long journey to get here': Alexander Isak first words as a Liverpool player after completing record transfer

The transfer saga of the summer has finally been resolved

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26 h. ago Liverpool announce £125million Alexander Isak deal as transfer saga ends in record move

Liverpool have broken the British transfer record for the second time in the same transfer window with Alexander Isak signing from Newcastle for £125million

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26 h. ago Liverpool sign Alexander Isak in British transfer record £125m deal from Newcastle

Isak signs six-year deal and ‘wants to create history’Deal for Crystal Palace’s Marc Guéhi falls throughLiverpool broke the British transfer record to sign Alexander Isak for £125m from Newcastle on deadline day but were foiled in an attempt to end a stunning window with a deal for Marc Guéhi.On a contrasting day for the Premier League champions, Isak underwent a medical on Merseyside before signing a six-year contract worth around £300,000 a week. Liverpool also stepped up efforts to sign the Crystal Palace captain, Guéhi, who had a medical in London in anticipation of joining Arne Slot’s side after Steve Parish, the Palace chair, accepted £35m plus £5m in add-ons for the defender. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago How Man United contract clause saved the club millions on record deadline day signing

Manchester United broke a transfer record to sign Anthony Martial a decade ago, but the club were able to save money on the striker thanks to a clause in his contract

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