Isak did not travel with his team-mates on their pre-season trip to Singapore and South Korea, ostensibly because of a minor thigh injury, after Liverpool, who subsequently tabled a £110million bid for him, let it be known they remained interested in acquiring his services.

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Newcastle striker Alexander Isak's future remains unclear after Liverpool saw their first transfer bid rejected for the Swedish striker, who has been made to train alone after returning to Tyneside