Liverpool shocked fans across the country as their interest in launching an audacious effort to sign Newcastle's star striker Alexander Isak was revealed on Tuesday.
A deal for the Swede would cost up to £130million and would smash the British transfer record just a month after the Reds broke it with a stunning £116m move for Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen.
Newcastle are holding firm on Isak and are adamant he won't leave St James' Park as they gear up for a return to the Champions League.
But merely targeting their key attacker doesn't appear to be enough for Arne Slot, with the Reds also now in line to sign Hugo Ekitike, who Newcastle have tracked since 2022 and bid £70m for earlier this week.