Newcastle had wanted to partner Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike in attack, but have ended their interest in the Frenchman who now looks set to join Liverpool

It’s already been a huge summer in the transfer window for Liverpool FC. The club record signing of Florioz Wirtz has been supplemented by the arrivals of Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, and goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, and Arne Slot isn’t done there.

Newcastle have maintained throughout the summer that their top players - and Alexander Isak is certainly one of those - are not for sale. Indeed, like Liverpool, Newcastle - who are owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) - are in a comfortable PSR position.

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One name dominating the conversation is Alexander Isak, with Panenka LFC offering a fascinating analysis of why the Swedish forward is at the top of Liverpool’s shortlist. “If he’s not available, then they will turn to sign Hugo Ekitike.

The Swedish striker has three years left on his contract at Newcastle, with Liverpool assessing the situation and a potential bid this summer

The last time Gyokeres and Isak played together, Sweden secured a massive win, but the two strikers had very different games. Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak have shared the pitch on 12 occasions in the past. 10 of those have come for the Sweden senior national team, while the other two were when they played for their country’s U19s side.

Liverpool’s ambition under Arne Slot shows no signs of slowing down after a triumphant Premier League-winning campaign. On the latest Daily Red Podcast, Dave Hendrick laid bare the scale of the club’s transfer ambitions,

There is serious danger that Man Utd’s approach for Bryan Mbeumo flounders completely after Brentford upped their asking price to £70 million ($94 million), according to The Guardian. Sir Jim Ratcliffe is said to be holding firm on a £65 million ($87.3 million) valuation.