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From Coutinho to Isaac! The Red Army, who could not keep the core, also received Barcelona-style bonuses.

8:06pm, 2 September 2025【Football】

In the early morning of September 2, Premier League Reds Liverpool officially announced that Swedish international forward Isaac joined the team. According to previous news, the former Newcastle striker's transfer fee was as high as £125 million, setting a new Premier League record.

After officially becoming a member of Liverpool, Isaac, who was in a happy mood, also accepted an interview with the club's official website. When asked about his feelings after the successful transfer, the Swedish striker obviously couldn't hide his inner joy: "The mood is very complicated - there is relief, and there is also a lot of pride and joy. I'm glad that everything has finally settled and I can now focus on training. I can't wait to see my teammates and fans and return to the court." When talking about future goals, Isaac replied firmly: "I want to win everything for the team."

This summer, Liverpool and Isaac's name have always been linked. Although the former signed Wilz, Flynnon, Kolkz, Ekitic and Leoni, and the total cost was more than 300 million euros, they still had a special liking for Isaac, and the latter was full of desire to join the Reds to play football at Anfield. When Newcastle Club did not want to let go, Isaac did not hesitate to use the method of stopping the game and training, trying to force the Magpie executives to submit. In the end, Newcastle signed German genius forward Walter Marde for 85 million euros and won Brentford forward Visa for 57.7 million euros, ensuring the striker's worry-free line. Isaac's transfer also changed a lot, with Liverpool spending 125 million pounds to bring him to Anfield Stadium.

The player cried and shouted to join, and therefore broke up with his club. In the end, he got what he wanted, and the new owner paid hundreds of millions of transfer fees. Liverpool fans should be familiar with this storyline. Their frontcourt offensive core Coutinho also adopted this approach. However, he was joking to join Barcelona, ​​and Liverpool at that time was Newcastle, who was a bit frustrated now. In other words, seven years have passed, Liverpool has also gained a Barcelona-style bonus.

Born in 1992, Coutinho started his career at Vascoda Gama, Brazil, and later joined Inter Milan in Europe. During this period, he also played for Espanyol on loan. In January 2013, Coutinho joined Liverpool for 13 million euros, and grew rapidly under the care of team leaders such as Gerald and Suarez. Finally, after Gerald left the team, he took on the banner of midfield organization. His offensive trident, composed of Mane and Firmino, is one of the most powerful combinations in the Premier League.

However, people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. Coutinho's outstanding performance also made him favored by the La Liga giants Barcelona. Faced with Barcelona's invitation, Coutinho, who had just completed a contract renewal with Liverpool and boldly claimed to become Gerrard's second place, immediately expressed his willingness to join, while Liverpool was unwilling to let go. As a result, Coutinho was depressed at the club and even refused to play on the grounds of injury. The national team is full of energy and shed tears after scoring the goal like an aggrieved child. In the end, Liverpool had no choice but to agree to his request to leave the team, and Barcelona paid him a huge transfer fee of 160 million euros.

At that time, Liverpool was still working hard under the leadership of Uncle Zha. It seemed that it was still a long way from the championship. Whether it was in terms of heritage or glory, it could not be compared with Barcelona, ​​which was at its peak. So they could only watch Coutinho fly away and run in both directions with Barcelona.

But Liverpool has won everything under the leadership of Klopp and has maintained strong competitiveness since the new coach Slot took office. German genius Wiltz was able to reject Bayern and Manchester City's invitation to choose Liverpool, which is a good proof. Faced with Liverpool's call, Isaac, who led Newcastle to the League Cup last season and boldly said that he wanted to win everything in Newcastle, instantly changed his mind and was determined to become a member of the Reds. From the helplessness of letting Coutinho go to the passion of signing Isaac, how do you Liverpool fans feel?