Liverpool have made no secret of their ambition this summer, having spent almost £300m on seven players. Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Armin Pecsi and Freddie Woodman have all joined the Reds, while a £200,000 deal is close to being agreed with Salford City for Will Wright.

Newcastle have rejected a formal offer from Liverpool for centre-forward Alexander Isak. Isak wants to leave Newcastle this summer and has been training at his former club, Real Sociedad, while Eddie Howe’s squad are in South Korea as part of their pre-season tour of Asia.

Isak was left out of the Newcastle squad for their pre-season tour of Asia as he wants to explore a move away - despite the club qualifying for this season's Champions League. The bid from Liverpool has been lodged while Isak trains alone at former club Real Sociedad,