Soccer

Liverpool saved the biggest transfer until last in its remarkable $570 million summer spree, finally signing Alexander Isak from Newcastle for a British-record fee as the window closed on Monday with spending by Premier League clubs soaring beyond $4

BOSTON (AP) — Boston's Trevor Story had a strange Fenway Park homer in the sixth inning against Cleveland on Monday when the ball went off an outfielder's glove and then the Pesky Pole.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United signed Belgian goalkeeper Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp for a reported 18.2 million pounds ($24.65 million) on Monday in a bid to fix a problematic area.

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich succeeded in signing Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea on Monday after an on-off transfer saga.

Alexander Isak became the most expensive player in the history of British soccer after joining Liverpool for a reported 125 million pounds ($170 million) from Newcastle on Monday, ending the summer transfer window’s biggest saga.

UDINE, Italy (AP) — Nicolò Zaniolo has returned to Italy, joining Udinese on Monday on another loan move from Galatasaray.

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham signed France striker Randal Kolo Muani on a season-long loan from Paris Saint-Germain in the final hours of the summer transfer window on Monday.

MILAN (AP) — Adrien Rabiot completed his move to AC Milan on Monday and may immediately face the player he clashed with in a locker room bust-up that forced them both out of Marseille.

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Erik ten Hag said he was as stunned as the rest of the soccer world when Bayer Leverkusen fired him after three games in charge in an “unprecedented” move on Monday.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United offloaded Antony to Real Betis for a reported 25 million euros ($29 million) on Monday, a deal that sees the English club make a huge loss on the Brazil winger.