Newcastle want to sign Hugo Ekitike but Liverpool are interested in signing the Magpies star striker Alexander Isak; Liverpool are set to rival Newcastle for Ekitike if Isak is not an option - so what do both teams hold out for as they look to bolster their attacks?

The summer transfer window is heating up, with Premier League heavyweights clashing over mutual targets and trying to nab their best players off one another. Liverpool and Newcastle United are the latest duo to butt heads, with Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike waiting patiently to discover how the tussle will affect their club futures.

Newcastle want Ekitike. Liverpool want Isak. Is there a world in which selling one and bringing in the other makes sense for Eddie Howe?

All the latest Liverpool transfer news and rumours, including updates on Darwin Nunez, Marc Guehi and Alexander Isak

Newcastle have reportedly identified a Premier League striker as an Hugo Ekitike, in a move which could stun Tottenham amid their own transfer attempts.

Newcastle's interest in Hugo Ekitike goes back to January 2022, the first transfer window with their Saudi Arabian owners. Back then they were unable to make a deal work and in the summer they ultimately chose Alexander Isak instead.