Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has updated Liverpool fans on their pursuit of Alexander Isak ahead of their Premier League match against Newcastle United.

The striker remains in exile, and a resolution could finally be reached in the final week of the transfer window

Darwin Núñez and Luis Díaz have been offloaded to Al Hilal and Bayern Munich respectively. If it is possible to look beyond the human tragedy of Diogo Jota’s heartbreaking passing, the former striker represents another attacking absence.