Liverpool ’s hopes of signing Newcastle striker Alexander Isak have been handed a major boost. The Premier League champions saw an opening bid worth £110million rejected by Newcastle earlier this month and the Sweden international has since been exiled from the first-team squad.

Alexander Isak has finally spoken out for the first time since his transfer saga - involving Liverpool and Newcastle United - began. The Sweden striker has said 'change is in the best interests of everyone,

Striker has escalated the ongoing transfer saga with a revealing statement that the club did not know would be posted