What complicates the equation for Newcastle is their own pursuit of Hugo Ekitike. The Telegraph confirms the club has “launched their bid for the France Under-21 international,

THE thrills and spills of the summer transfer window are well underway with some huge deals in the pipeline over the next few weeks! Liverpool have made an approach to sign Newcastle superstar

Should Newcastle succeed with a move for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike they would land one of Europe's brightest young talents. Only three players aged 23 or under were directly involved in more goals than Ekitike in the top five European leagues last season.

Frankfurt have rejected a £70M offer from Newcastle for Hugo Ekitike and are expecting a formal bid for Alexander Isak to arrive imminently.

Confidence is growing Newcastle can wrap up the signing of Hugo Ekitike after club officials were dispatched to Frankfurt to finalise the transfer.

Big dollars and goals are in the news Monday as Premier League sides Newcastle United and Arsenal angle to compete on multiple fronts this season.

NEWCASTLE have submitted a club-record £69.5million bid for Hugo Ekitike. The Magpies are now waiting on a response from Eintracht Frankfurt – who have already rejected another £60.1m offer