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Alexander Isak has been pushing to leave Newcastle this summer(Image: Visionhaus/Getty Images)

Alan Shearer was left rolling his eyes after Gary Lineker joked that Newcastle should swap Alexander Isak for Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike.

There is now just over a week left of the summer transfer window and it is still unclear how the toxic Isak transfer saga will end.

The 25-year-old striker is in the midst of a stand-off with Newcastle, who he joined three years ago, as he hopes to secure a move to Liverpool.



But it is unlikely Liverpool will return with such an offer, given that they have already spent around £300m on players this summer, including £79m on former Magpies target Ekitike.

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Isak was absent from Newcastle’s pre-season and has since been training alone.

The Swede released a bombshell statement earlier this week in which he claimed Newcastle had broken "promises " and implied he would not feature for Eddie Howe's side again.

The forward will therefore not be involved in Liverpool's visit to Newcastle on Monday, though the north east club insisted in a statement of their own that they'll welcome Isak back "when he's ready to rejoin his team-mates".

With his current club and the side he hoped to join facing off in the Premier League, Gary Lineker pointed out on the latest episode of The Rest Is Football podcast: "Guess who's playing at the weekend.

Newcastle vs Liverpool, of course it is."

Alan Shearer was bemused by Gary Lineker's joke(Image: youtube.com/@therestisfootball)

Shearer said he would be attending the St.

It's brutal for fans and you're a fan Alan."

Hugo Ekitike will come up against Newcastle on Monday(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

While Isak missed Newcastle's Premier League opener against Aston Villa last weekend - a 0-0 draw - Ekitike scored his second competitive goal for the Reds in his second game, showing the calibre of player Newcastle missed out on.

Many Magpies supporters had deemed the Frenchman a potential replacement for Isak.
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