Newcastle United’s preparations for the new Premier League season are firmly underway, with little under four weeks to go until their opener.Eddie Howe’s side beat National League side Carlisle United 4-0 in a behind-closed-doors friendly last weekend before spending five days at a training camp in Austria.

On the second day of the camp, a double-goal tactical match was held in the training under the direction of technical director Eddie Howe. Newcastle United's Austria camp will continue until July 18.

The Aleksander Isak transfer saga continues adding fresh narratives with every passing day. The Newcastle United striker has attracted attention from defending Premier League champions Liverpool, with the Reds eager to land the number nine.

Newcastle United's pre-season preparations kick up a gear today when they get their friendly schedule under way. Eddie Howe's Magpies face Scottish champions Celtic in Glasgow this afternoon, the first of six games before the big kick-off.

The overall play from Newcastle United was still kind of ok generally, it was more a case of lack of penetration and quality/inspiration when getting to the Celtic penalty area, then mistakes and poor marking when the opposition got near the NUFC box. Plus it was more a 2-0 kind of game/defeat.

Newcastle United kicked-off their pre-season preparations with a behind-closed-doors win over Carlisle United on Saturday.

Newcastle United transfer news and rumours including the latest on summer targets Anthony Elanga and Giorgio Scalvini

Kieran Tierney started on the bench but the summer signing’s 55th minute introduction - for his first Parkhead appearance since a 3-0 win over Aberdeen in April 2019 - brought one of the biggest roars of the day. And he followed up by producing a delicious cross for Scales to head home 20 minutes later.

Newcastle United have reportedly had a bid rejected for striker Yoane Wissa as Premier League rivals Tottenham prepare to hijack their deal to sign the Brentford star, following a stunning turn of developments over his future on Tuesday.