Newcastle vs. Liverpool Transfer Battle: Isak and Ekitike Saga Unfolds
10mo ago· 4 min readenNews
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Summary
Newcastle appears to have successfully defended against Liverpool's interest in Alexander Isak, leading the Premier League champions to pursue Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt.
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· 3 pulledAlexander Isak scored 23 league goals last season for Newcastle while Hugo Ekitike found the target 15 times in the Bundesliga
Mohamed Salah, their main source of goals, had just signed a new contract, as well.
But Arne Slot had other plans.
After a hectic week, Newcastle look to have fended off Liverpool's interest in Alexander Isak, with the Premier League champions turning to Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitike.
