Arne Slot has $169M weapon in the works who can be like a new Liverpool signing

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Liverpool spent $169 million (£125 million) on Alexander Isak last summer, but Arne Slot is yet to feel anything close to the full benefit of such a massive transfer moveLiverpool head coach Arne Slot.(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)When Liverpool agreed a deal worth around $169 million (£125 million) to bring in Alexander Isak from Newcastle United on deadline day, it signaled the end of a remarkable transfer saga.This was a player who was a true game-changer — a number nine of the very elite level — signing for a club that has never spent anything like that kind of money before, after months of the Magpies insisting that he wouldn't be going anywhere.Since then, though, Isak has played a total of 13 games for Liverpool in the Premier League. Remarkably, his excellent finish against Crystal Palace at the weekend was the Swede's first home league goal.READ MORE: Mohamed Salah to announce next club as Liverpool farewell plunged into doubtREAD MORE: Jurgen Klopp gives honest assessment of Florian Wirtz's first season at LiverpoolIn part, Isak's struggles since breaking the British transfer record have been of his own doing.

In the act of scoring against Spurs, Micky van de Ven broke his leg just when Isak looked to be heading back in the right direction again.Now, he is back fit once more — though not yet properly match sharp — and he has a summer coming up to get back up to full speed.Liverpool striker Alexander Isak.(Image: Sebastian Frej/Getty Images)While that process, on the previous evidence, will take a while, he should be back at it again by the time the next campaign kicks off. And though it is, of course, a cliché, Isak will be like a new signing next season.That is not to say, obviously, that Liverpool doesn't need to spend this summer — it does — nor that the troubles of this campaign can be forgotten about; instead, they should be learned from.Isak will, though, be a completely different proposition for defenders if he can have a proper summer of getting back up to speed.He will be away with Sweden for a period, but it is unlikely that Graham Potter's men will go that far at the World Cup, and the games will do him no harm anyway.When next season kicks off, Isak should be considered the favorite — alongside Erling Haaland — to win the Premier League's Golden Boot.

Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world.In the cases of Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike, the Liverpool signings from last summer have now had a year to adapt to the English game.Isak, though, is already attuned. We already know that he can thrive in the Premier League, which is why Liverpool committed so much money — and stress — on signing him from Newcastle in the first place.Wirtz will get better next season.