The striker is coming off the back of one of his best-ever seasons, and with a Champions League campaign just around the corner, Howe needs a star striker to lead his attacking line.

And now, while speaking live on talkSPORT, former Premier League manager Sam Allardyce has given his thoughts on what Newcastle should do with their star man.

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“I’d sell him, I’d go for the best price and then I’d sell him,” he said.

“I think that once a player makes his mind up as determined as he is and because there’s nothing else you can do, rule-wise, I suppose if he stays away, the only thing you do is you don’t pay him.

“I think that then obviously becomes a situation where nobody wins [that is] unless the board are strong enough to say ‘let it rot and we’ll go buy you another centre forward’ which is the best way to deal with it in my opinion.

“Somebody has to stand up to a player that are going to start doing this on a regular basis.”

There’s no hiding from the fact that the addition of Isak to Liverpool’s ranks would make them close to unstoppable.

The striker was one of the best in the world last season, and although the Reds already have Hugo Ekitike among their ranks, Isak is on another level.

The Sweden international already has plenty of Premier League experience, and everyone knows that with players such as Mohamed Salah and Florian Wirtz around him, he’d thrive.

But the sooner a deal is struck, the sooner Isak can get integrated into the squad and start the Reds’ campaign to win the Premier League and Champions League this term.
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