"Not really my problem" – Liverpool player says 'nothing do with' suspected financial fraud over his transfer

Isak distances himself from investigation into alleged financial fraud involving agents in his 2022 Newcastle transfer; says players aren't involved in behind-the-scenes dealings.

Alexander Isak has responded to an investigation into suspected financial fraud surrounding his transfer to Newcastle United in 2022. Swedish outlet Expressen reports that agent Vlado Lemić, who brokered the €70m deal through Universal Twenty Two, also owns Reina BV, a Belgian agency.

Reina BV had an agreement with an unnamed Gothenburg-based agency to pay €1.5m for introducing Isak and providing consultancy work on the transfer.

The Gothenburg agency is under criminal investigation linked to agent Masireh Jadama, who was arrested by Austrian police and extradited to Sweden on suspicion of money laundering. Jadama was previously Universal Twenty Two's face in Sweden before the agency cut ties with him in 2025.

When asked about the suspected fraud at Sweden's national team training camp, the Liverpool striker said he has no involvement and doesn't consider it his responsibility. "Players don't involve themselves behind the scenes, in contacts between clubs and agencies," Isak explained. "The responsibility should not be placed on the players."