"Liverpool’s data department had flagged Isak, who was at Real Sociedad, as a potential alternative to Benfica’s Darwin Nunez when they were looking for a striker in the summer of 2022. However, they ended up signing Nunez instead in a £85m deal. Two months later, Isak went to Newcastle for £63m."
...is this your classic case of the data doesn't always tell the whole story... or is it more that someone at the club overrides the evidence and signed Nunez?