The message from the Liverpool fans was clear. As the dust settled on their team's pulsating 3-2 victory over Newcastle United at St James's Park last week, the away supporters clamored for their opponents to "hand him over." The "him" in question, of course, was Newcastle's wantaway striker Alexander Isak .

A week on from that dramatic win on Tyneside, the Liverpool faithful got their wish as he finally sealed a British-record £125 million ($169m) move on deadline day.

It was an eye-watering sum of money in a summer where the Premier League champions have flexed their financial muscles more than any club in the world. Midfielder Florian Wirtz -- who joined from Bayer Leverkusen in a £100m deal that could rise to £116m with add-ons back in June -- has barely kicked a ball in

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