Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has put his defenders on red alert as they prepare to come up against a man he wanted them to line up alongside this season.

Liverpool will arrive at St James' Park on Monday night still hoping to lure the Magpies' star striker Alexander Isak away from Tyneside before the summer transfer window closes, but having already got their hands on Hugo Ekitike , who might have replaced him.

The 23-year-old Frenchman, who completed a £69 million ($92.8m) switch to Anfield from Eintracht Frankfurt last month, was a long-term target for Newcastle and having missed out on his signature, they will have to deal with him as they look for a first win of the new Premier League season.

Howe said: "There's no doubt I really like Hugo and have done for a number of

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