Liverpool are expected to rival Newcastle United for 23-year-old Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike, after being told 25-year-old striker Alexander Isak is not for sale in this window. (Sky Sports) The Magpies feel the leaking of Liverpool's £120m interest is designed to unsettle Sweden international Isak. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Cole Palmer, Hugo Ekitiké, Alexander Isak, Alexis Mac Allister and Jadon Sancho are among the big names in the transfer gossip.

Confidence is growing Newcastle can wrap up the signing of Hugo Ekitike after club officials were dispatched to Frankfurt to finalise the transfer.

Newcastle are exploring a move for Hugo Ekitike - but will the French striker play with Alexander Isak or replace him?