Where is Newcastle United’s big transfer offensive? It will probably start promptly with a 70 million euro transfer: Alexander Isak (22) is, according to media reports from, among others, “The Athletic“ Shortly before moving from Real Sociedad to the newly rich club thanks to Saudi investors. The San Sebastián-based regional daily newspaper “El Diario Vascoreports that the base fee is expected to be €70m – €5m can be added in bonuses and there is even a 10% resale commission for La Real.
Should this deal go through under the conditions mentioned, it will once again become clear that there are two prizes for players: the prize for those interested in the Premier League and the prize for others. Newcastle could make the Swede one of the most expensive center forwards in football history – if the transfer fee was over 70 million, he would include Erling Haaland (22), who left BVB for Man City for 60 million euros this summer, and compatriot Overtaking Zlatan Ibrahimovic (40, Milan). This summer only Casemiro (30, Man Utd), Darwin Núñez (23, Liverpool) and Aurélien Tchouameni (22, Real Madrid) have been paid more (on summer transfers).
Soon with Isak? The 15 most expensive center forward transfers in football history
15 Pierre Emerick Aubameyang | from BVB to Arsenal | Transfer fee: €63.75 million
Isak was unlucky in Dortmund – Real Sociedad bought BVB Option
Isak moved from BVB to San Sebastián in 2019 for 6.5 million euros after two and a half unlucky years, where he made his breakthrough. He had his best season in 2020/21 with 17 LaLiga goals and a market value of €40m at the time. After a mixed last season, this dropped to currently 30 million euros.
BVB actually had a buyback option for this sum, which Real Sociedad bought from the black and yellow in the course of Isak’s contract extension in July 2021 – cost: 8.5 million euros. Borussia received a total of 15 million euros for the former top talent. The rumored €70m that Newcastle are supposed to pay for Isak would make him by far the most expensive player in the club’s history. The Swede would replace ex-Hoffenheimer Joelinton (26), for whom 44 million euros flowed in 2019.
With nine days to go before the transfer window closes, Real Sociedad looks set to lose their top striker for a price that’s impossible to say no to. Newcastle’s spending would more than double to €136m in one fell swoop. Defenders Sven Botman (22, Lille) and Matt Targett (26, Aston Villa) as well as goalkeeper Nick Pope (30, Burnley) were signed for the first 66 million euros.
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20 Damien Duff | 06/07 by Chelsea | Transfer fee: €15.5 million
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