Timeline of Isak transfer sagapublished at 09:22 British Summer Time
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Let’s have a look at how this saga has played out since the end of last season…
25 May – Alexander Isak finishes 2024-25 season as Newcastle’s top scorer with 27 goals in 42 appearances
19 July – Newcastle boss Eddie Howe says Isak will “absolutely” be on the club’s pre-season tour of the far-east after the Swede missed a 4-0 friendly defeat by Celtic with a thigh injury
23 July – Liverpool sign striker Hugo Ekitike in £69m deal from Eintracht Frankfurt
24 July – Isak is left out of Newcastle’s squad for their pre-season tour with a “minor thigh injury”
24 July – Isak expresses desire to explore move away from Newcastle
28 July – Sources tell BBC Sport that Liverpool remain keen on signing Isak, despite the arrival of Ekitike
29 July – Howe says Newcastle are yet to receive any offers for Isak
31 July – Isak trains alone at former club Real Sociedad
1 August – Newcastle reject Liverpool’s opening £110m offer for the Sweden international and the Reds may not continue their interest
2 August – Howe says he “really doesn’t know what is going to happen next” and describes the situation as “far from ideal”
4 August – Isak returns to Newcastle training ground but has been told to train away from the first-team squad
8 August – Howe says it is “clear” he ‘can’t involve’ Isak at Newcastle as things stand
16 August – Isak not part of matchday squad as Newcastle held at Aston Villa in Premier League opener
19 August – Isak says promises have been “broken” by Newcastle and “the relationship can’t continue” while club says “no commitment has ever been made” to Isak