Newcastle want to sign Hugo Ekitike but Liverpool are interested in signing the Magpies star striker Alexander Isak; Liverpool are set to rival Newcastle for Ekitike if Isak is not an option - so what do both teams hold out for as they look to bolster their attacks?

The summer transfer window is heating up, with Premier League heavyweights clashing over mutual targets and trying to nab their best players off one another. Liverpool and Newcastle United are the latest duo to butt heads, with Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike waiting patiently to discover how the tussle will affect their club futures.

All the latest Liverpool transfer news and rumours, including updates on Darwin Nunez, Marc Guehi and Alexander Isak

Last month, Markus Krosche revealed that Eintracht Frankfurt are under no pressure to sell Ekitike. Speaking to Wiesbadener Kurier, the club's CEO said: "If the price isn’t right, then he’ll just stay with us. We don’t have to sell Hugo."