Alexander Isak’s future at Newcastle United has been a hot topic of discussion during the summer transfer window. Newcastle continue to insist the highly-rated striker is not for sale this

Why the striker wants a transfer, when the club started new-contract talks and why they stopped - and what's next

Liverpool’s hopes of signing Isak at the start of the summer window were highly unlikely. Despite being Premier League champions, it was thought that there was no chance Newcastle United would sell their talisman after qualifying for the Champions League and winning the Carabao Cup - beating Arne Slot’s side in the final at Wembley.