Brentford are demanding at least £40million to sell Yoane Wissa to Newcastle, talkSPORT understands. The Magpies face the prospect of losing their star man Alexander Isak this summer as it’s

Liverpool are still keen on signing Alexander Isak from Newcastle United, who have identified two strikers who could replace the Sweden international.

Newcastle want to tie Isak down to a new contract but The Times explains that he has turned down such attempts, despite a willingness from the club to make him their best paid player in their history. Talks have failed and Isak is said to be seeking £300,000 ($406,500) per week, informing Newcastle officials that he wishes to consider his options.

Many theories have been forthcoming about Newcastle United's snail-like progress in the transfer market with their ambitious targets being repeatedly highjacked by the supposed elite. One of the most persuasive is that United are fishing in a much bigger pool these days chasing established stars and therefore forced to compete against the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea who have the lure of recent European and Premier League achievements plus city location on their side.

Newcastle are set to rival Manchester United for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko this summer. Newcastle’s preparations for the new season have been rocked with Alexander Isak informing the club of his desire to explore a move away amid links to Premier League champions Liverpool.

Sky Sports have dropped a major update on Yoane Wissa’s future amid speculation linking Alexander Isak with a move to Liverpool.

Newcastle United have struggled to bring in players once again this summer having missed out on a number of big name targets

That’s according to football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, who has revealed a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ between Sesko and RB Leipzig. The agreement is that Sesko will be allowed to leave for a fee of around €70-80m, plus €5-10m add-ons.