Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimarães has described the saga surrounding Alexander Isak 's future as a "tough situation" and said the team are "really missing" their star striker.

Isak wasn't involved on Monday as Newcastle suffered a late 3-2 defeat to Liverpool , with the Sweden international currently agitating for a move away from St James' Park.

Isak was the subject of a rejected £110 million ($148.76m) bid from Liverpool earlier this month and has his sights set on a transfer to Anfield, though Newcastle remain set on keeping the 25-year-old on Tyneside.

"I haven't had any contact with him," Guimarães told ESPN Brasil after the game. "We've been training in the mornings, and he trains at a different time, when no one from the team is around.

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