"I said to him 'Hey Alex ... I took you to the first team here, so when you go to Real Madrid or another big club, you'll take me with you,'"
"promises had been broken"
"When Alex was about 16, every time he came to our training ground and passed the coaches, he would just say 'Hi,' and then go to the locker room,"
"One day when he passed us, I screamed at him to come back. He stood there, and I said: 'Hey, there are seven coaches here all planning for your future, and the only thing"
Alexander Isak completed a British-record £125m transfer to Liverpool after leaving Newcastle United following claims that "promises had been broken" by senior figures at St. James' Park, a claim Newcastle refuted. The move ended a high-profile transfer saga and saw Isak unveiled as Liverpool's new No. 9 on deadline day. The transfer attracted criticism for Isak's tactics but also reflected a pattern of the striker asserting control over his career. At 16, Isak displayed confidence and focus in training, prompting coach Peter Wennberg to call him back and remind him that multiple coaches were planning his future.
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