Moving from Newcastle to Liverpool easy decision - Isak

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Striker Alexander Isak says Liverpool's ambition and determination to sign him was a big part of why he joined the club.

Alexander Isak says joining Liverpool past summertime was an "easy decision".

The Sweden striker arrived from Newcastle connected transportation deadline time successful September 2025 for a British grounds transportation interest of £125m.

"[Liverpool] is simply a monolithic club, and everything astir the nine made it beauteous clear," helium told BBC Sport's The Football Interview.

"And the club's ambition and the club's volition to get maine successful arsenic well. It was a large portion of it."

Isak missed pre-season past summertime and trained astatine his erstwhile nine Real Sociedad amid uncertainty astir his Newcastle future, saying promises made to him determination had been "broken".

However, helium struggled for goals successful his archetypal play astatine Anfield earlier a limb interruption ruled him retired from December to April.

This play the 26-year-old has already matched past season's tally of 3 Premier League goals, aft lone 4 games.

Asked if determination was ever a constituent past play erstwhile helium regretted the move, Isak replied: "No, never. I would ne'er deliberation similar that."

He added: "[The limb break] was tough. Anyone who had a agelong wounded would know. But connected the different hand, erstwhile you're successful a bully spot and erstwhile you consciousness good, you don't truly thin to look backmost due to the fact that it doesn't truly payment you.

"So I'm conscionable looking guardant and consciousness truly optimistic and excited astir the season, and what it tin bring to us."

Over the summer, Isak made his World Cup bow for Sweden aft managing conscionable 1,032 minutes for Liverpool implicit 22 appearances past season.

He scored erstwhile and assisted 3 goals for Graham Potter's broadside earlier they were knocked retired by France successful the past 32.

"Playing for your state successful a World Cup is simply a imagination of astir people," said Isak.

"With the injuries past season, the World Cup was perfect. I had that play wherever I could play and summation bushed and form.

"And, connected apical of that, it was a monolithic experience, truthful that was cleanable to bash and travel backmost present for pre-season and to commencement the season."