Sources: Newcastle rejects Liverpool's Isak bid

Liverpool person seen a bid for striker Alexander Isak rejected by Newcastle United, sources person told ESPN, with the connection good beneath his £150 cardinal ($197m) asking price.

A root told ESPN that Liverpool's connection was worthy up to £110m ($145m).

The Sweden international is missing from Newcastle's circuit of Asia, which the nine accidental is due to a "minor thigh injury," and he has been recovering astatine erstwhile nine Real Sociedad's grooming ground.

ESPN antecedently reported that Liverpool were funny successful Isak contempt signing striker Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt successful a woody worthy up to £79m ($105m).

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Now Liverpool person made a determination for Isak, though Newcastle person rebuffed the approach, maintaining their long-held stance that they privation to support their prima striker.

Meanwhile, Isak continues to beryllium absent from Newcastle's preseason.

He missed past weekend's crippled against Arsenal successful Singapore and a lucifer against a K-League XI. He volition besides not diagnostic against Tottenham Hotspur successful South Korea connected Sunday.