#deadline-day

#deadline-day

I remember waking up on that day, checking my phone and seeing I had two missed calls from Santi Cazorla. I was a bit surprised because that wasn't really a normal thing for me to wake up to, but I got to the training ground and called him back to see what was up, and why he was calling me so early in the morning

The issue of Alexander Isak's future was never far away from the headlines this summer, with the transfer saga between Newcastle United and Liverpool running right until the final minutes of the transfer window. The Reds eventually got their man, sealing a 125million move for the Swedish striker, but not until he had effectively gone on strike at St James' Park, training alone at his former club Real Sociedad, before accusing the club of breaking a promise that he could leave the club.

A total of 2.73bn had been spent by 31 August, but big-money deadline day deals - headlined by Alexander Isak's move from Newcastle to Liverpool for a British record 125m - pushed the total to 3.087bn. The spending was significantly more than last summer, when the outlay by top-flight teams was 1.96bn. The total this year is more than was spent by Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Serie A clubs combined.

As trades have been made, both sides see repercussions that will impact future games. This uncertainty raises questions for fantasy players and their strategies.