The rich are getting richer, as Liverpool have reportedly agreed a Premier League record transfer fee for Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak.

It’s not Newcastle’s $202 million asking price but it’s not far away, either — Sky Sports says Liverpool are paying a fixed fee of nearly $170 million for the playmaking Swede.

Sky says Isak will have a medical on Monday and then sign a six-year contract with the Reds.

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Isak, 25 until later this month, had made clear that he would not be returning to Newcastle and was only interested in a move to Anfield, tying the Magpies hands in some regard. Newcastle, however, found a breakthrough with Stuttgart’s Nick Woltemade , who is Premier League unproven but has a skill set is similar to Is

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