Overview

• Alexander Isak has handed in a formal transfer request to Newcastle United and did not join the club’s pre-season tour under a thigh injury ruling that concealed his departure intentions.
• Liverpool have prepared a formal approach but are stalled over Newcastle’s £130 million asking price that few Premier League clubs can meet.
• Al-Hilal have dangled a tax-free £600,000-a-week contract to Isak, yet he remains focused on a move within England.
• Arsenal have completed the £63 million signing of Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting Lisbon and are primed to launch a bid for Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze.
• Newcastle have opened talks for RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko as a potential replacement, while Manchester United have ruled themselves out of the Isak chase.