Manager Eddie Howe and the recruitment team have already secured the signing of Swedish winger Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest in a £55 million [$73m] deal and brought in teenage Spanish forward Antonito Cordero on a free transfer from Malaga.

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe refused to rule out the striker's exit when asked publicly back in May in the immediate aftermath of the 1-0 loss to Arsenal.

Liverpool admire Alexander Isak and are stepping up their attempts to sign a striker this summer transfer window, with the expectation that Darwin Nunez departs