England legend Michael Owen has said that he still sees Alexander Isak justifying his record-shattering £125 million ($166m) price tag at Liverpool. Recall that the Swedish striker became the most expensive player in British football during the summer transfer window of 2025.
According to him, he cannot write Isak off just yet because he still believes the striker will overcome the pressure that comes with his price tag and remind everyone of his elite quality.
Owen added that a fit and firing Isak is easily one of the best four or five strikers in the world.
His words, “The pressure’s always there for players, full stop, whether you’ve been bought for that money or not.
He’s an elite player. He was actually starting to play very well. He got carried off the pitch having scored a goal against Tottenham, and it was a lovely goal as well. Him as an individual, we can talk about Liverpool and their spending and the rights and wrongs, but that’s another question, another topic. Isak as a player is absolutely elite.
Some of the goals he scored, some of the performances he put in for Newcastle were just… he’s got grace, he’s got talent, he’s got a touch, he’s quick enough, he’s a great finisher. He is an exciting, really an amazing, exciting player to come back into the fold. Of course he is.
The rights and wrongs of buying so many players and spending so much money in the same position, that’s a different topic. But him coming back, he’s one of the best four or five strikers in the world. There’s no question in my mind about that. So, yeah, it’d be a huge boost to have him back.”
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Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played its home games at Anfield since its formation.
Domestically, the club has won 19 league titles, eight FA Cups, a record nine League Cups and 16 FA Community Shields. In international competitions, the club has won six European Cups, three UEFA Cups, four UEFA Super Cups—all English records—and one FIFA Club World Cup.
The club established itself as a major force in domestic and European football in the 1970s and 1980s, when Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish, led the club to a combined 11 League titles and four European Cups. Liverpool won two further European Cups in 2005 and 2019 under the management of Rafael Benítez and Jürgen Klopp, respectively; the latter led Liverpool to a 19th league title in 2020, the club’s first during the Premier League era.
Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to Stanley Park. Situated 2 miles (3 km) from Liverpool city centre, it was originally used by Everton before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding. Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool’s first match at Anfield.
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