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Liverpool could yet try tempt Newcastle with a firm offer for Alexander Isak - and new comments made by Eddie Howe may genuinely concern Magpies supporters.

Newcastle United are just one win away from securing Champions League football ahead of a potentially transformative summer transfer window.

For weeks, the Newcastle United head coach has told anyone who would listen that nothing will be decided until the final day, that the skirmish for a Champions League place would go down to the wire.

Leeds United have emerged as a potential suitor for Wilson as his future hangs in the balance. The Elland Road outfit have also been touted with interest in Sean Longstaff as Daniel Farke looks to build a squad capable of staying in the Premier League next term.

Isak’s wage demands will not be for the faint-hearted. He wants to be paid as much as he could earn elsewhere, which means Newcastle will need to push well above the £200,000-a-week mark. It will need a new wage structure and a ceiling being broken, but when you consider how important he is, the money must be found.

If Newcastle's influential Swede Alexander Isak had been fit, it might have been different - but now their Champions League hopes are in real danger.

Newcastle could leapfrog Arsenal in the Premier League table with victory at the Emirates on Sunday - and secure their top five spot