Alejandro Garnacho has been told that he can leave Manchester United this summer, and the forward has been linked with a move ...

Most likely his agent got overwhelmed with Liverpool’s PR media splash and wore Alexander Isak down about looking for greener pastures right away, without waiting for Newcastle’s new contract offer.

Manager Ruben Amorim was forced to work with the squad he inherited from previous boss Erik ten Hag, but after spending nearly £200m this window, he has finally begun to shape his team in his image.

Newcastle’s striker search involves Nicolas Jackson as Isak’s Liverpool links and Chelsea talks set up a tense transfer window end.