Newcastle United failed with a bid for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike, and the Frenchman is now heading towards Liverpool, forcing the Magpies to look at alternatives.According to Bild,

The Newcastle United transfer agenda has had more twists and turns than Alton Towers this last week, and yet here we are with nothing much changed. Hugo Ekitike looks destined for Liverpool, while talks over extending Alexander Isak's contract continue.

Newcastle are expected to accelerate their interest in Brentford striker Yoane Wissa in the next 24 hours after withdrawing from their pursuit of Hugo Ekitike.

SPORT.com has all the latest news, updates, views and reaction from around the footballing world. Liverpool have made a bid of around £70million for Hugo Ekitike, with the striker already

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.

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.