Newcastle want Hugo Ekitike. Liverpool want Alexander Isak. Is there a world in which selling Isak and bringing in Ekitike makes sense?

Manchester United have endured a frustrating summer transfer window so far. They have signed just two players, with Matheus Cunha arriving as the first in a £62.5 million deal from Wolves last month. Diego Leon then signed as the second in a £3.3m move from Cerro Porteno in Paraguay.

Newcastle United has held talks with Eintracht Frankfurt over a move for Hugo Ekitike, who has also been linked with a switch to Liverpool this summer