Alexander Isak and Mikel Arteta (Photo by Stu Forster, Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Arsenal FC journalist Charles Watts has had his say on the seemingly imminent Alexander Isak to Liverpool transfer deal.
The Reds are closing in on the signing of Isak after agreeing a record-breaking £125m transfer fee for the Sweden international, according to BBC Sport and others.
Isak is one of the very finest strikers in Europe right now, so this is some statement by Liverpool, and it will surely have a major impact on this season’s title race.
It’s certainly not great news for Arsenal, who will be seen by many as the most likely candidates to challenge Liverpool for the Premier League title this term.
Alexander Isak to Liverpool transfer doesn’t necessarily end Arsenal’s title hopes, says Charles Watts
Alexander Isak celebrates winning the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Watts doesn’t necessarily think this signing is going to decide the title, though he admits it’s obviously a huge deal for LFC.
“Alexander Isak is obviously a sensational signing for Liverpool,” Watts wrote in his CaughtOffside column.
“The league’s best attacking team just landed arguably the league’s best striker, so that is clearly worrying for everyone else who is trying to dethrone them.
“Liverpool were favourites before they signed Isak, so now most will believe a second successive title is almost certain. But I don’t see it as a foregone conclusion.
“Arsenal can still win the league. They have had an excellent window and they have built a squad that I honestly think is as strong as anything I’ve ever seen before in North London.
“So they just have to focus on themselves. Sunday was a setback, but it was not a knockout blow. They have to pick themselves up and go again because there are more huge games coming straight after the international break.”
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