Overview

• Newcastle have maintained a £150m asking price for Alexander Isak after rejecting a £110m Liverpool bid and despite his formal exit request.
• The Magpies missed out on signing RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko when he opted for Manchester United in a deal worth around £74m.
• Porto’s 21-year-old forward Samu Aghehowa has emerged as a leading target, though Newcastle have yet to make a formal approach.
• Brentford’s Yoane Wissa and Wolverhampton’s Jorgen Strand Larsen are also under consideration as alternative striker options.
• Liverpool remain prepared to reignite their pursuit of Isak if Newcastle signal any willingness to negotiate on his transfer.