The Merseyside club tabled an initial offer worth £110m for Isak which was duly rejected by Newcastle as they value the 25-year-old for £150m ($200m). However, amidst the transfer saga around Isak, former Liverpool defender and pundit Jamie Carragher is not sure about the club's pursuit of the Newcastle United striker.

The 25-year-old Sweden international did not travel with his team-mates on their pre-season trip to Singapore and South Korea, ostensibly because of a minor thigh injury, after Liverpool, who subsequently tabled a £110million bid for him, let it be known they remained interested in acquiring his services.

Isak has made it clear to the Newcastle hierarchy that he wants a move away from St James’ Park this summer with Liverpool the destination he wants. And now Newcastle World has claimed that Isak was ‘missing’ from training on Wednesday after training individually at Benton on Monday and Tuesday.