Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has admitted the club were not initially planning to sign both Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitiké this summer.
After failing with an initial approach to Newcastle United over Isak worth a reported £120 million ($162.9 million), Liverpool quickly pivoted to beat the Magpies to Ekitiké by striking a deal worth as much as £79 million, after which Isak opted to go on strike to try and force through a move to Anfield.
