Transfer news live: Liverpool formulate £120m Isak bid, Arsenal’s Eze deadline, Man United’s Sesko plan

We know that Newcastle are reluctant to sell Alexander Isak and have valued him at £150m. That price seems too high for anyone to pay but what can Liverpool offer to tempt the North East side to sell?

That will be the question at Anfield if they are serious in wanting Isak’s services this season.

A possible plan comes from DaveOCKOP.com who claims Liverpool will pay £60m up front and a further £60m in installments before add ons are included.

Those add ons could rise to £20m which would be a total sum of £140m for Newcastle.

This is all speculation as Liverpool have yet to put in a bid but Newcastle’s eyebrows would be raised at the possibility of such a windfall.

Everton are aiming to secure a loan deal for Jack Grealish, although any negotiation depends on whether Manchester City will accept a “deluxe” temporary agreement or push for a permanent sale.

The 29-year-old has been frozen out of Pep Guardiola’s squad, having not been taken to the Club World Cup, and is free to look at other options.

Nottingham Forest have signed Dan Ndoye from Bologna in a deal worth £34m.

The winger joins on a five-year contract after Forest fought off interest from Napoli for the Swiss international.

The 24-year-old scored eight goals and provided four assists in 30 Serie A appearances last season.

Tottenham are in advanced talks with Bayern Munich over the loan signing of Joao Palhinha says Sky Sports News.

Spurs have apparently also negotiated an option to buy in the deal. Should the deal go through Palhinha would return to the Premier League just one year after he joined Bayern from Fulham for a fee worth up to £47.4m.

The 30-year-old midfielder made 25 appearances across all competitions for Bayern last season, including 17 outings in the Bundesliga.

The Sun is reporting that Liverpool have reached an agreement with Alexander Isak’s team over personal terms for a five-year deal.

The Newcastle striker wants to leave the club this summer and is pushing for an exit with the Premier League champions the most likely destination.

Isak currently earns around £130,000 per week and a move to Liverpool could see that rise to £300,000 pw.

Liverpool have yet to agree a fee with Newcastle but the North East club will demand at least £150m. The Reds believe they could do a deal for £120m instead.

This rumour feels very similar to Arsenal’s failed pursuit of Benjamin Sesko.

The Gunners have a price in mind and will not go past it. What that price is cannot be said but it seems to be lower than the £60m release clause Crystal Palace are waiting to be triggered.

The Gunners are in no hurry having already strengthened their forward line with Viktor Gyokeres and Noni Madueke.

For his part, Eze is said to be keen on the move and has told his agents, who are in contact with Arsenal, that he is tempted by the opportunity.

Eze’s release clause expires before the start of the season on August 16, though it is believed Palace will keep their price the same after the expiry deadline passes.

United’s PSR pressures are well known, meaning they are investigating deals where players go both ways. The club want an athletic number-six and a goalkeeper, with the potential order of signings dependent on opportunities and sales.

We start at Old Trafford where Manchester United have opened talks with RB Leipzig over a move for 22-year-old Benjamin Sesko.

Leipzig have set an asking price of €75m (£64.6m) plus add-ons for Sesko which means it could be an expensive move for United.

They’d be taking a gamble on the youngster who only has experience of the Bundesliga and no doubt the club would want to negotiate that fee.

Leipzig are in a strong position with Sesko having four years to run on his contract and did not budge in negotiations with Arsenal earlier in the window.

United are also interested in Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins but have been told he is not for sale.

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