Newcastle’s Isak keen on Liverpool – Friday’s gossip

Newcastle striker Alexander Isak is keen on a move to Liverpool, Manchester United are tracking Ipswich forward Liam Delap, Arsenal are unlikely to sign any free agents despite a season-ending injury to forward Kai Havertz.

Newcastle and Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, is very interested in a move to Liverpool. (Teamtalk)

Manchester United are tracking Ipswich Town’s 22-year-old English forward Liam Delap. (Athletic – subscription required)

Despite a spate of injuries Arsenal are unlikely to bolster their striking options by signing a free agent because of the calibre of players available. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Newcastle’s Isak and RB Leipzig’s Slovenia forward Benjamin Sesko, 21, are among the players Arsenal are planning to move for in the summer. (Fabrizio Romano)

Tottenham, Newcastle and Bournemouth are all interested in signing 24-year-old Brazilian winger Igor Paixao from Feyenoord. (Sun)

The agent of Brazil forward Vinicius Jr has told Real Madrid how much the 24-year-old wants in wages to sign a new contact at the La Liga club amid an £830m (1bn euros) offer for a five-year contract in Saudi Araba. (AS Diario – in Spanish)

Bournemouth are yet to open negotiations with manager Andoni Iraola, with the 42-year-old Spaniard set to enter the final year of his contract after the end of the current season. (Mail – subscription required)

Inter Milan are set to offer French striker Marcus Thuram, 27, a new contact which removes his release clause of £75m, in a bid to ward off interest from clubs in the Premier League and Paris St-Germain. (Calciomercato – in Italian)

Former Liverpool and Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara is unlikely to be appointed to Barcelona’s coaching staff, with members of the club’s hierarchy uncertain where the 33-year-old fits into the set-up. (Catalunya Radio via Football Espana)