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Ferdinand says 'nice guys don't win' after Isak transfer saga

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Sweden's forward Alexander Isak attends a training session with Sweden's national team in Boson in Lidingo on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden, on September 2, 2025. [AFP]

Players should not be vilified for forcing through transfer moves, former England star Rio Ferdinand told AFP on Wednesday following the Alexander Isak saga, adding: "Nice guys don't win."

Isak is public enemy number one at Newcastle United after making it clear that he did not want to play for the club again as he attempted to engineer a move to Liverpool.

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