Now, the same publication claims Newcastle did have a £27m bid accepted this week, which prompted Man City to exercise their matching rights. And to add a final plot twist to this long transfer saga, the Daily Mail’s Craig Hope claims Pep Guardiola’s side matched the bid just ONE HOUR before the deadline.

Jack Grealish has sent a message amid Newcastle United transfer interest after a difficult season at Manchester City

However, the report claims Isak, who is not on their pre-season tour to Singapore, wants to go to Anfield, with a valuation of around £150million – and that Newcastle are having to look at alternatives, which includes cashing in on the outstanding Sweden international and ploughing the proceeds back into the squad.

Newcastle United could hardly be having a worse summer window as they continually miss out on transfer target after transfer transfer. The 2024/25 campaign ended on such a high for the Magpies as

Yoane Wissa has been a transfer target for Newcastle but Brentford do not want to sell the striker; Wissa wants to join Newcastle and wants to play Champions League football; Brentford have lost head coach Thomas Frank,

Benjamin Sesko was expected to be one of the big movers this summer and yet nobody has gone for him. This is why