Key decision-makers at Newcastle, including chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan and co-owner Jamie Reuben, are firm in their message that Isak will not be sold this summer. The belief is that once the window closes, calm will return, and Newcastle will then table a contract that will make him the club’s highest earner.

William Hill has opened a market on which club Alexander Isak will start the season with, but a move from Newcastle United appears unlikely