The Swedish superstar Alexander Isak is said to be ready for the English football club Newcastle. The 22-year-old striker most recently arrived from Spanish Real Sociedad. There is talk of a transfer fee of around 740 million Swedish kronor, which would make Isak the most expensive transfer ever among Swedish players. Olof Lundh, columnist on Fotbollskanalen is somewhat surprised: – But Newcastle’s owners have plenty of money, they have been chasing a striker for a long time and towards the end the prices go up. He has a long contract and is relatively young. At the same time, the transfer has met with criticism, as Newcastle is owned by Saudi Arabia. Today there is more talk about so-called sportswashing, Olof Lundh points out. – So that states or individuals buy clubs for different purposes. In Saudi Arabia’s aim, one can suspect that they want to sow people to think about other things, says Olof Lundh. How much responsibility should be placed on individual players? Watch Olof Lundh answer the question, in the player above.
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Isak’s record transfer to Newcastle: “Could be the most expensive ever”
