Isak has attracted interest from Liverpool but Elanga did not want to be drawn into where his friend's future may lie.

Newcastle must stand firm and rebuff Liverpool's effort to sign Alexander Isak for the good of the Premier League. We’ve already lived through the dull years when Manchester City steamrolled their way to title after title, barely breaking a sweat. Nobody could lay a glove on them.

Anthony Elanga is now Alexander Isak's teammate for Newcastle as well as Sweden, but the latter has been linked with a move away from St. James' Park amid interest from Liverpool

Newcastle's Sweden international is the complete centre-forward and would make a fine squad even more formidable

It’s already been a huge summer in the transfer window for Liverpool FC. The club record signing of Florioz Wirtz has been supplemented by the arrivals of Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, and goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, and Arne Slot isn’t done there.

Newcastle have maintained throughout the summer that their top players - and Alexander Isak is certainly one of those - are not for sale. Indeed, like Liverpool, Newcastle - who are owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) - are in a comfortable PSR position.

One name dominating the conversation is Alexander Isak, with Panenka LFC offering a fascinating analysis of why the Swedish forward is at the top of Liverpool’s shortlist. “If he’s not available, then they will turn to sign Hugo Ekitike.

The Swedish striker has three years left on his contract at Newcastle, with Liverpool assessing the situation and a potential bid this summer

The last time Gyokeres and Isak played together, Sweden secured a massive win, but the two strikers had very different games. Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak have shared the pitch on 12 occasions in the past. 10 of those have come for the Sweden senior national team, while the other two were when they played for their country’s U19s side.

Liverpool’s Pursuit of Isak and Rodrygo Signals Statement of IntentLiverpool’s ambition under Arne Slot shows no signs of slowing down after a triumphant Premier League-winning campaign. On the