Liverpool are yet to return with a second offer for Alexander Isak after Newcastle rejected a bid of £120million - but the Reds are getting on with other business instead

The Crystal Palace captain is into the final year of his contract in south London and according to our transfer expert David Ornstein and Liverpool correspondent James Pearce, the Premier League champions have held talks over his potential signing.

Wayne Rooney has told Liverpool that signing Alexander Isak before the transfer deadline would make them ‘unstoppable’. Liverpool’s opening bid for Isak, worth £110m, was rejected by Newcastle United, who continue to insist the striker will not be sold.