Newcastle United are advancing talks for Hugo Ekitike while Liverpool preparing a move for Alexander Isak in a developing transfer saga.

Newcastle United transfer target Hugo Ekitike has the potential to be better than Magpies star Alexander Isak, it has been claimed. Eddie Howe's side face tough decisions in the market with their pursuit of the Eintracht Frankfurt attacker ongoing,

Newcastle want Ekitike. Liverpool want Isak. Is there a world in which selling one and bringing in the other makes sense for Eddie Howe?

Newcastle's interest in Hugo Ekitike goes back to January 2022, the first transfer window with their Saudi Arabian owners. Back then they were unable to make a deal work and in the summer they ultimately chose Alexander Isak instead.