Newcastle have rejected a formal offer from Liverpool for wantaway star striker Alexander Isak, according to a Romano.
The Reds had previously made an informal approach for the 25-year-old, who did not join his Magpies team-mates on their tour of Asia and has been training at his former club, Real Sociedad.
Liverpool expressed an interest to do a deal in the region of £120million but according to The Athletic, the Premier League champions have now seen an official bid turned down.
The outlet claim that Newcastle have tried to persuade the Swede to sign a new contract that would have included a release clause for next summer and encouraged him to stay 'through senior team-mates'.
However, this has proved unsuccessful in changing Isak's desire to leave St James' Park.