The transfer sagas of Alexander Isak and Yoane Wissa could lead to the sad day for football on the power of the players, says Jamie Carragher | Football news

Jamie Carragher thinks that the transfer sagas Alexander Isak and Yoane Wissa could lead to a “sad day for football” in the future – after the two attackers actually got on strike in order to win their movements.

Isak and Wissa were two of the key players in a dramatic transfer day. Isak sealed a British record of 125 million pounds Sterling in Liverpool from Newcastle, while Brentford Wissa striker went to St James' Park in an agreement up to 55 million pounds sterling.

The two players were united not to present their teams in pre-season or the first three games of the Premier League, although Wissa made herself available for training before leaving Brentford. Isak and Wissa also published explosive statements on social networks calling outings this summer.

Another key player on the last day of the Monday window, however, was Marc Guehi – whose agreement of 35 million pounds Sterling in Liverpool collapsed after his club Crystal Palace withdrew from the agreement.

The English international behaved impeccably throughout the window, the game and the training for Palace throughout – and Carragher was asked if Isak and Wissa have agreed for worse behavior is a worrying sign.

Talk to Sky Sports NewsCarragher replied: “You look at Guehi, who behaved well and always feels a favorite of fans with the supporters of the palace and the manager who talks high too. He will have to wait until January now or next summer to obtain this move.

“Other players in this position in a year will examine how Isak and Wissa took place and how it gives them a greater opportunity to go out – and it would be a sad day for football. Because I don't think it's great to see how the two players have taken place.

“I have no problem with players who want to leave a club – transfers occur and it is an integral part of the game. It is understandable that these two players want to move on and play so that bigger clubs give them a better chance for their careers and to earn more silverware, or perhaps earn more money.

“But I can't help but think that if someone puts thousands of books on your bank account every week, you should train and play.

“But these two players would have moved if it was not the case? We don't know. The two players don't have what they want, you have to move on. Let's see what's going on for the two players for Liverpool and Newcastle respectively.”

According to his own experience as a cloakroom in the Premier League, Carragher also believes that Isak and Wissa would have been welcomed by their previous clubs with open arms if they had not obtained their move, which makes their summer sagas even more disturbing.

“There were two or three incidents like that when I was a Liverpool player,” said Carragher. “Certainly when I continued and especially with Luis Suarez.

“But players are like supporters, they can forgive very quickly.

“If one of these players had stayed in these clubs – Isak, Wissa or any other person involved in transfers – it can change very quickly in the eyes of supporters because as soon as they start to make objectives, everyone famous, people serve and embrace them, and everything is forgotten.”

'Difficult not to make Liverpool Pl' favorites

The signing of Isak led Liverpool's summer spending to a record of 446 million pounds Sterling – more than any team in a single Premier League window.

And Carragher says it is now difficult not to look beyond Liverpool being the favorites of the title of Premier League – in particular, see the Reds being the only team with a 100% file after three games this quarter.

“When the champions go and spent around 400 million pounds sterling on the transfer market, it is difficult not to make them favorite,” said Carragher.

“The disturbing thing for the opposition is that Liverpool has nine points out of nine and I would not say during these three games, they were not at their best, or at least the team we saw last season.

“It will be interesting to see how long it takes in bed in new players, the new system, a new way of doing things. If Liverpool does it and always gets results, it is a great concern for the rest.”

'Isak a more important signature than Guehi'

Carragher also reacted to the news that the transfer of Guehi failed – despite Liverpool and Palace to submit the agreement to allow them more time to finish the transfer on Monday evening.

Guehi was authorized to undergo a London medical with Liverpool after the clubs were satisfied with the costs of 35 million pounds sterling – but the inability of Palace to find a replacement, after the defender of Brighton, Igor Julio, rather chose West Ham, was a critical factor.

“They would be disappointed because they wanted the player and they didn't understand it,” said Carragher.

“There have been a lot of discussions in the past two weeks by saying that Marc Guehi was more important than bringing Isak, I don't agree at all. Liverpool had only one center -forward – they had to buy an attacker, there is no doubt about this, whether ISAK or not.

“Liverpool has the figures to the central defender. It is just a question of whether they have the quality. What Liverpool has had in the past year – and what they will now have until Christmas – is not a real competition for the central defense positions of the first choice at Ibrahima Konate and Virgil Van Dijk.

“They have two rescue options in Joe Gomez and Giovanni Leoni. So they certainly have four central defenders, which most clubs want.

“But what Guehi would have done was having three central defenders for two positions – create real competition, certainly for the Konate.

“We understand that there is a situation with the contract of Konate and Van Dijk is aging. So Liverpool needed a central defender.

“But it was not as imperative to bring an attacker, because Hugo Ekitike could not have directed the line by himself until Christmas.”