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It will only push ahead for Alexander Isak once the North-East outfit has lined up his replacement, but the Magpies have been flapping all summer.

Even before the Isak saga came to a head, Newcastle faced rejection after rejection.

But a deal for Benjamin Sesko now appears to be edging closer to reality — with Liverpool fans cheering it on even more vociferously than the St James' Park faithful.

Should the Slovenian arrive, Newcastle may go ahead with its Isak U-turn.

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He says that Newcastle views Sesko as an Isak replacement, and that a sufficient bid from Liverpool will likely be enough to get a deal done if the RB Leipzig striker's services are secured.

In fairness, as Hope is at pains to point out, this is more or less consistent with his reporting from the moment Isak did not travel with Newcastle on the Far East tour.

Alexander Isak of Newcastle United.

And after Newcastle's climbdown over Isak, that should open the door for Liverpool to make a second bid of its own — things are heating up
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