Alexander Isak’s future at Newcastle United has become one of the defining sagas of this transfer window. The Swedish striker has openly admitted that promises made by the club have been “broken” and that “the relationship can’t continue” as he looks for a way out.

Liverpool ’s hopes of signing Newcastle striker Alexander Isak have been handed a major boost. The Premier League champions saw an opening bid worth £110million rejected by Newcastle earlier this month and the Sweden international has since been exiled from the first-team squad.

Alexander Isak and Newcastle United both released their own statements on Tuesday evening, as Liverpool still hope to successfully complete the complex transfer saga of the summer