LIVERPOOL, England :Liverpool manager Arne Slot remained tight-lipped on Friday about Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak's future amid speculation surrounding the player's status, as the Premier League transfer window approaches its September 1 deadline.

Slot's press conference ahead of Sunday's home clash against Arsenal centred on transfer activity, with reports suggesting Newcastle may have secured Stuttgart forward Nick Woltemade.

"Newcastle signed, if it's true, and I have no reason not to believe it, a new number nine," Slot said. "So that's very nice for Eddie (Howe), because Anthony Gordon is suspended and Isak has not been training with the team a lot.

"As always, we try to sign players that can help but there is no reason to complain after the first two games that we need

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