Newcastle was beaten 4-0 by Celtic in a pre-season friendly in Austria, with Alexander Isak not involved - but Eddie Howe insists the £63m star is going nowhere

Liverpool are trying to negotiate a transfer for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike after testing the water with Newcastle for Alexander Isak earlier in the week

Eddie Howe admits it is not possible to 100% guarantee that Alexander Isak will still be a Newcastle player at the end of the transfer window. The Magpies’ talismanic striker has been heavily linked with a British record transfer move to Liverpool this week, while Arsenal are known to have been long-standing admirers.