Newcastle United news

Nicolas Jackson wants to stay at Chelsea despite the club placing him up for sale amid interest from Manchester United and Newcastle.

Newcastle United are reportedly considering a bid for an Aston Villa stalwart as they try to salvage a disastrous summer transfer window.

Alexander Isak trained alone after being excluded from a family day at Newcastle on Wednesday and held showdown talks with manager Eddie Howe.

AC Milan have rejected a €30 million bid from Newcastle for Malick Thiaw, as head coach Massimiliano Allegri wants to keep the defender at the club.

Brentford attacker Yoane Wissa has reportedly rejoined first-team training after clearing the air with head coach Keith Andrews, although the player continues to pursue a move away from the west London club. The 28-year-old forward was seen participating in a full training session on Wednesday morning, marking his first involvement with the senior squad since walking out of the team’s pre-season camp in Portugal on July 21.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has chosen to remain non-committal regarding Nicolas Jackson's long-term role at the club as speculation mounts about a potential transfer for the striker. Despite the Senegalese forward’s intention to remain and compete for his place, the club appears open to offers, with Newcastle United monitoring the situation closely.

Wantaway Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak will reportedly miss his side's final pre-season games amid Liverpool transfer links.

Benjamin Sesko has reportedly sacrificed part of his salary and his agency’s commission to finalise a move to Manchester United, despite Newcastle offering higher wages. The Red Devils have reached a full agreement with RB Leipzig for the Slovenian striker in a deal worth €85 million (£73.7m/$100m). Medical and contract signing are set to follow shortly.

Juventus are ready to offer Dusan Vlahovic to Newcastle in a bid to land Sandro Tonali, with the deal possibly including other players.

Brentford are ready to sell their star striker Yoane Wissa to Newcastle, but only on one condition. The Magpies have been linked with him since July as they look to sign Liverpool-bound Alexander Isak's replacement. While Isak is currently at Newcastle, his transfer to the Reds will only be sanctioned once his current side sign a new forward.

Newcastle are interested in signing both Randal Kolo Muani and Samu Aghehowa as they continue to plan for a successor to Alexander Isak.

Former Liverpool star David James doubts the club "need" to sign Alexander Isak this summer to defend their Premier League title.

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has reaffirmed that Alexander Isak remains part of the club’s long-term plans, but admitted the Sweden international cannot currently train with the squad or feature in their Premier League curtain-raiser against Aston Villa. The decision comes amid mounting transfer speculation linking the forward with a transfer to the reigning English champions Liverpool.