Overview

• Liverpool’s £110m offer was rejected earlier this month, and multiple reports say the club has set next week as a deadline to decide whether to raise it or move on.
• Alexander Isak remains excluded from Eddie Howe’s main group and missed the Aston Villa opener, with BBC Sport reported to expect him to skip Tuesday’s PFA awards gala.
• Fabrizio Romano reports Isak only wants Liverpool and has turned down Newcastle’s approaches over a new contract, including a proposal that would have added a release clause.
• Newcastle are insisting no sale will be approved until striker reinforcements are signed, with efforts continuing after missed moves for several targets and ongoing talks over Yoane Wissa.
• Howe has dismissed claims he was told in May that Isak planned to leave and says the “door is open,” while journalist Henry Winter urges a formal transfer request and a higher Liverpool bid.