Newcastle's latest pre-season defeat at least brought some positives. There was no Isak again but Elanga is off the mark

Newcastle are preparing for a substantial bid from Liverpool for Alexander Isak, after Luiz Diaz's switch to Bayern Munich.

The settling of Alexander Isak's future "has to be right for Newcastle", manager Eddie Howe says, as the striker considers his future amid interest from Liverpool.

Over at Newcastle, Eddie Howe faces the prospect of losing Alexander Isak – who is eager to leave amidst interest from Liverpool. Now, a striker the Magpies are looking at to potentially replace the Sweden international in Evann Guessand is close to joining Crystal Palace.

Newcastle United are exploring a move for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko following Alexander Isak’s request to leave the club, sources have confirmed to The Athletic. Sesko, 22, has long been on Newcastle’s radar,

Newcastle duo Bruno Guimaraes and Dan Burn say they hope “top striker” Alexander Isak will remain at the club.Isak wants to explore his options this summer, with Liverpool among those interested

According to reports, Newcastle United star Alexander Isak has ‘set a condition’ for him to ‘accept an offer’ amid interest from Liverpool. Earlier this week, Liverpool‘s chances of signing Isak improved as the striker informed Newcastle of his intention to ‘explore’ a move elsewhere this summer.