Eddie Howe and Richard Hughes go back decades. Where will those relationships lie once the transfer window closes after the Isak saga?

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has revealed that the club simply cannot sanction Alexander Isak’s exit to Liverpool without buying a new striker themselves.

Liverpool approach the final week of the transfer window without having signed Alexander Isak. Time is running out for Arne Slot to add the striker to his squad, while the wait falls on Newcastle United creating the conditions for a deal to take place.