World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit knows exactly the situation Alexander Isak found himself in this window.

But there's no chance Petit would have handled things quite like Isak has, insisting he comes from a 'different generation.'

How Isak ended up joining Liverpool

After a drawn-out transfer saga, Isak is poised to join defending Premier League champions Liverpool for £125million, although Newcastle are set to receive £130m with the difference to be made up on the player's side.

It comes after a summer in which the Swede downed tools and publicly declared his desire to seek pastures new after a season in which he slammed home 23 league goals for Newcastle.

Liverpool tested the waters with a £110m bid but it was swiftly rejected and the noise out of Anfield was that they wo

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