Alexander Isak says joining Liverpool from Newcastle United was an “easy decision,” despite a difficult first season at Anfield that was disrupted by injury.
The Sweden striker joined Liverpool on transfer deadline day in September 2025 for a British-record fee of £125 million. Isak said Liverpool’s scale, ambition and commitment to completing the deal made the decision clear.
“Liverpool is a massive club, and everything about the club made it pretty clear,” Isak told BBC Sport’s The Football Interview. “The club’s ambition and the club’s will to get me in as well—it was a big part of it.”
Isak’s departure from Newcastle followed a turbulent summer in which he missed the club’s pre-season tour and trained with former side Real Sociedad. The forward later said that promises made to him by Newcastle had been broken, while former manager Eddie Howe admitted that their relationship became difficult after Isak refused to take part in pre-season.
The 26-year-old’s first Liverpool campaign was then interrupted by a serious leg injury. Isak broke his leg while scoring in Liverpool’s 2–1 win at Tottenham in December, ruling him out until April. He finished the season with 22 appearances and 1,032 minutes for Liverpool, having scored three Premier League goals before the injury setback.
Asked whether he ever regretted his move to Anfield, Isak was emphatic.
“No, never. I would never think like that,” he said. “The leg break was tough. Anyone who had a long injury would know. But when you are in a good place and feel good, you do not tend to look back because it does not really benefit you.”
Isak has made a stronger start under new Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola. The striker has already matched last season’s Premier League tally of three goals in the opening four matches of the 2026–27 campaign, including a brace in the 2–0 win at Ipswich Town.
Iraola has asked Isak to lead Liverpool’s press and defend from the front, viewing the forward’s work without the ball as an important weapon for rapid transitions.
“He asks me to be part of the defending but to defend in positions where, when we win the ball, we can counter quickly and get the ball forward to the offensive line,” Isak said.
With his injury behind him and a new tactical system designed to create more opportunities for the attacking line, Isak says he is optimistic about the season ahead. His early form is beginning to show why Liverpool made him the most expensive signing in British football history.
