With Liverpool wrapping up a deal for Ekitiké worth a reported €95 million (£82.3 million, $110.5 million), the Reds appear to be out of the race for Isak this summer, while Newcastle’s mammoth price tag of at least £120 million ($161 million) drastically limits the number of teams capable of funding such a deal.

Former Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew thinks Alexander Isak has had his head turned following transfer interest from Liverpool

Some worrying claims emerging from the Liverpool target's agent have placed the Newcastle striker's future in the spotlight again, though a trusted source has revealed EXACTLY what is going on