Wantaway Newcastle striker Alexander Isak is back on Tyneside while the club linked with him, Liverpool, have been parading the signings they have made this summer at Anfield. Also in the north east, Regis Le Bris has been handed a new contract at Sunderland.

Isak returns to Newcastle

Eddie Howe is set for talks with Alexander Isak (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Alexander Isak is facing showdown talks with Newcastle boss Eddie Howe after returning to Tyneside.

The 25-year-old Sweden international headed back to Tyneside over the weekend after spending time working on his fitness at former club Real Sociedad.

Isak missed the Magpies’ pre-season tour of Asia having cited a thigh injury amid fevered speculation over his future.

Newcastle swiftly rejected a £110million bid for the player from Live

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