Overview

• Liverpool signed Alexander Isak from Newcastle for a British-record fee reported at about £125m, with the striker agreeing a six-year deal on roughly £300,000 per week.
• Premier League clubs spent an estimated £3.19bn in the summer window, with Liverpool’s outlay reported around £446m after also landing Florian Wirtz and other additions.
• Marc Guehi underwent a medical for a £35m Liverpool move before Crystal Palace pulled the plug due to replacement issues, leaving the captain in his contract’s final year and staying until at least January.
• Palace’s decision followed a public split between chairman Steve Parish, who was open to selling with a replacement, and manager Oliver Glasner, who insisted no sale without one.
• Isak trained away from Newcastle’s first team and accused the club of broken promises, drawing criticism and broader warnings that player power is reshaping transfers; separately, Manchester United rebuilt their attack and, per reports, Sir Jim Ratcliffe blocked a proposed two-year deal to bring back Danny Welbeck.