Liverpool are expected to rival Newcastle for Hugo Ekitike after being told Alexander Isak is not for sale in this window.

The Premier League champions have always been interested in Isak but it is understood Newcastle have no interest in selling their striker and value him at least at £150m.

Liverpool are set to turn their attentions to Eintracht Frankfurt's Ekitike, who was the subject of a rejected club-record bid from Newcastle in the last 24 hours.

The Reds have been scoping out the market all summer for possible centre-forward options, establishing availability and price - but they have not made an offer for Isak.

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Sources on Merseyside insist no formal contact has been made between the clubs, contrary to reports elsewhere.

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Arsenal have been another club interested in Isak this summer but they are now closing in on a deal for Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres.

Ekitike is one of the other top strikers on the market this summer along with Victor Osimhen, Benjamin Sesko and many more.

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Sky Sports News already reported that Frankfurt rejected Newcastle's formal £70m bid this morning - as first reported by Sky Germany.

Frankfurt believe there are other clubs who have signalled they are willing to pay more for the striker, whom they value at £85m.

Newcastle held talks with Ekitike's representatives in Austria on Monday, as they look to sign the striker they have kept tabs on for a number of years.

Newcastle tried and failed to sign Ekitike in 2022 but he chose PSG instead.

Frankfurt then paid PSG just £14m for the 23-year-old last summer.

Isak is Newcastle's current club-record signing after he joined in a £63m deal from Real Sociedad in August 2022.

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The Athletic's David Ornstein gives his view on what a potential arrival of Hugo Ekitike may mean for Alexander Isak at Newcastle.

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