The Isak saga which damaged two seasons

The Isak saga which damaged two seasonsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Alexander Isak made 22 appearances in his first season at Liverpool, just 13 as a starterByCiaran Kelly, Newcastle United reporter and Aadam Patel, Liverpool reporterPublishedJust nowCommentsIt is the sort of statement footballers across the world make on social media at this time of year.Yet it felt like Alexander Isak's words carried extra meaning after a difficult, injury-disrupted campaign at Liverpool."Looking forward to a much better next season," he wrote on Instagram.His outstanding goal for Sweden in Monday night's 3-1 friendly defeat to Norway in Oslo certainly indicated a brighter horizon for the 26-year-old.Isak collected possession just inside the Norway half, towards the left flank, before bobbing and weaving his way into the penalty area, and two stepovers later had switched the ball onto his right foot and looped a delightful dipping effort into the top corner.But this is not how Isak envisaged his first year at Anfield panning out following his protracted £125m move from Newcastle United last September.The Premier League's most expensive player of all time scored just four goals and did not feature across four months of the campaign.So what happened, and how did one high-profile deal end up damaging the season for two giant clubs of English football?Why Liverpool want Iraola and what he could bring to AnfieldPublished19 hours agoWill 'bruised' Howe and Newcastle address problems in one window?Published6 days agoIsak backed to banish gloom of freak seasonOne of the many reasons why Isak pushed so hard to leave Newcastle was because he was hellbent on winning the biggest prizes in the game.Isak looked well placed to quickly realise that ambition with Liverpool, the then Premier League champions.Liverpool had been widely considered to be favourites for another title after landing Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos K...