Overview
- Sky Sports reports Wolves turned down Newcastle’s improved £55m offer for Jørgen Strand Larsen after rejecting £50m a day earlier, with the forward scoring two late goals in a 3-2 Carabao Cup win over West Ham.
- Head coach Vítor Pereira called Strand Larsen “very important” but said “every player has a price,” stopping short of ruling out a sale.
- Alexander Isak remains determined to leave Newcastle for Liverpool and continues to make himself unavailable, with a £110m Liverpool bid previously rejected and talks failing to change his stance.
- Newcastle are still seeking attacking reinforcements, with Yoane Wissa a reported target after returning to Brentford training, and Brentford advanced in the Carabao Cup by beating Bournemouth 2-0 through Fabio Carvalho and Igor Thiago.
- West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen apologised for confronting supporters after the Molineux defeat, while Manchester United plan cup rotation with a possible first start for Benjamin Sesko and Napoli in talks to sign Rasmus Hojlund, according to reports.