Liverpool have emerged as Isak’s priority for the new campaign and the 25-year-old – the Magpies’ top scorer with 27 goals last term – has been training alone after opting out of Newcastle’s pre-season tour of Asia.

Liverpool could face competition from reigning Spanish champions Barcelona for the signing of Alexander Isak, a report has claimed.

A former team-mate of Alexander Isak, who remains at the centre of a transfer row with Newcastle United, was told of the striker's impending exit during a live radio interview

Newcastle legend Alan Shearer has advised Alexander Isak to sack his agent ‘on the spot’ over the ‘f***ing mess’ he has made of this summer’s ongoing transfer saga.