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Alexander Isak would be a dream arrival for Liverpool(Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)

If Liverpool fans thought that excitement around the Reds' transfer window had peaked with the club record arrival of Florian Wirtz, they were wrong.

Tuesday brought a new flurry of activity around Liverpool incomings and outgoings, with the headline act being Alexander Isak after the Reds expressed their interest in the Newcastle United forward.

The Magpies don't want to sell, obviously, but they've been painted into a corner by Liverpool's swift moves in the market and their own long-standing interest in Hugo Ekitike of Eintracht Frankfurt, who has turned down Newcastle in the past.

On Tuesday it was Frankfurt who were doing the rejecting, as they dismissed Newcastle's bid of £70m for the 23-year-old.

And having also monitored Ekitike this summer, Liverpool have sensed their chance to strike.

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In what could be seen as a power move from the Premier League champions, the Reds have effectively called Newcastle's bluff over their reason for bidding for Ekitike in the first place.

The Magpies insist that they want to pair him with Isak, but it is doubtful whether that would be possible from both a tactical and financial standpoint.

They perhaps could accommodate both for a season before Isak moves on next summer, but Liverpool's very public expression of interest in the Swede is being seen as a way to force both the player and Newcastle's hand, and now all eyes are on the 25-year-old to see what he does next.

Hugo Ekitike is another player Liverpool are keen on(Image: Icon Sport via Getty Images)

If he says he wants to leave then Liverpool will look to do a deal at around £120m, but if Newcastle insist he stays or indeed he wants to stay then the Reds will further explore a move for Ekitike, thereby ruining Newcastle's succession plan.

The Reds could still end up with neither player of course, with the likes of Yoane Wissa, Ollie Watkins, Victor Osimhen and even Marcus Rashford discussed as alternatives, however unlikely the latter may be, but Isak and Ekitike are currently top of the bill.

Any move for a No.9 will only further hasten Darwin Nunez's summer exit from the Reds, even though the Uruguayan has seen a potential move to Napoli collapse.

They will only consider a sale if their valuation is met.

Rodrygo is being strongly linked with Liverpool in Spain(Image: FIFA via Getty Images)

If Diaz does go, then a move for Real Madrid forward Rodrygo can't be ruled out.

Liverpool are still looking to do a deal at around £40m, with Palace still looking for more.

Ibrahima Konate is into the last year of his Liverpool deal(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

As Mirror Football revealed on Tuesday, Ibrahima Konate has turned down interest from the Saudi Pro League but there remains no movement on his contract.

Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are monitoring the situation this summer but it would be a surprise if he didn't kick off the season as a Liverpool player.

Meanwhile Harvey Elliott has become a top target for West Ham after they sold Mohammed Kudus to Tottenham, with the Hammers also taking a liking to Tyler Morton.

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