Isak is the subject of intense interest from Liverpool this week. However, for the moment, Newcastle are insisting the Swede isn't for sale.

Newcastle United frontman Alexander Isak's future remains up in the air as they battle Liverpool for another striker.

Anthony Elanga is now Alexander Isak's teammate for Newcastle as well as Sweden, but the latter has been linked with a move away from St. James' Park amid interest from Liverpool

But The Sun says Newcastle are insisting Isak will not be allowed to leave - for any price. While the board rates him at £120m, officials are insistent that Isak will not be cleared to leave, no matter the player's opinion. Instead, management are now prepared to up Isak's £130,000-a-week wages to a club record £200,000-a-week to keep him happy.

Newcastle must stand firm and rebuff Liverpool's effort to sign Alexander Isak for the good of the Premier League. We’ve already lived through the dull years when Manchester City steamrolled their way to title after title, barely breaking a sweat. Nobody could lay a glove on them.

Newcastle want Ekitike. Liverpool want Isak. Is there a world in which selling one and bringing in the other makes sense for Eddie Howe?

Newcastle's interest in Hugo Ekitike dates back to at least January 2022, when he rejected a move from Reims. Newcastle tried again that summer but eventually bought Alexander Isak - and the question now is what bringing in Ekitike would mean for the Magpies' current club record signing.