Overview

• BBC reports he is not expected to attend Tuesday’s PFA ceremony in Manchester despite being a Players’ Player nominee.
• He has trained apart from Newcastle’s first team since skipping the club’s Asia tour, and Eddie Howe says he can return but wants clarity soon.
• Transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano says Isak only wants Liverpool and has rejected Newcastle’s attempts to extend his contract, even with a release-clause option.
• Reports indicate the clubs could revisit talks around their upcoming match, with both sides on standby and Newcastle seeking a replacement striker before any sale.
• Sweden manager Jon Dahl Tomasson has defended Isak’s professionalism and described the situation as complex.