Liverpool[1] made a blunder in a post announcing the arrival of Alexander Isak for a British-record transfer fee of £125million.
Isak, 25, joined the Reds from Newcastle United[2] on transfer deadline day[3] on Monday night to bring to an end one of the most protracted and fraught transfer sagas in recent memory.
While there was great fanfare over his arrival on Merseyside, the club did make a minor error in one of their announcement posts when welcoming the player.
In a graphic posted to X, formerly Twitter[4], Liverpool broke down his journey in club football that brought him to Anfield, as well as listing his age, position and nationality.
However, the graphic saw the team misspell the word ‘position’ as ‘postion’, prompting a barrage of backlash from football fans on social media.
One user wrote: ‘What is Postion? Swedish for position?’
Liverpool made a blunder in a post announcing the arrival of Alexander Isak
Isak, 25, joined the Reds from Newcastle United on transfer deadline day on Monday night
It brought to an end one of the most protracted and fraught transfer sagas in recent memory
A second added: ‘You can’t even spell!!! Spend the money on word check software’.
Another error saw the graphic show that he left Norwegian side AIK in 2016, when he in fact played for them throughout the 2016-17 campaign before signing for Bundesliga heavyweights Borussia Dortmund.
Noting that mistake, another user said: ‘AIK 2005-2016. Please correct your mistake.’
Isak, who will wear the No 9 shirt at Anfield, said: ‘It’s been a long journey to get here. But I’m super-happy to be a part of this team, this club and everything it stands for. It’s something I’m proud of and I’m really looking forward to it.’
While Liverpool welcomed Isak with a pre-planned video and a statement packed with excitement, Newcastle confirmed his exit in just 37 words.
Their announcement mentioned only his appearances and transfer fee — with no thanks, no tribute, and no mention of his Carabao Cup final heroics.
It read: ‘Newcastle United can announce the sale of striker Alexander Isak to Liverpool for a significant British record transfer fee.
‘The Sweden international joined the Magpies from Real Sociedad in 2022 and made 109 appearances in all competitions.’
The graphic saw the team misspell the word ‘position’ as ‘postion’, prompting a barrage of backlash from football fans on social media
Another error saw the graphic show that he left Norwegian side AIK in 2016, when he in fact played for them throughout the 2016-17 campaign
Isak arrived on Merseyside late on Monday morning and completed his medical in two parts, then posed for pictures at the AXA Training Centre before departing in mid-afternoon and boarding a 6:30pm flight to Stockholm to join up with his international team-mates.
He put pen to paper on a six-year deal and trumps the previous British transfer record that Chelsea paid for Moises Caicedo two years ago – also eclipsing Liverpool’s record signing of £116m for Florian Wirtz earlier this summer.
References
- ^ Liverpool (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Newcastle United (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ transfer deadline day (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Twitter (www.dailymail.co.uk)