Manchester United have bid £73.8million for Benjamin Sesko - the same total amount as Newcastle - while Liverpool are in talks to sell Darwin Nunez to Saudi Arabia in order to make room for Alexander

Newcastle have aggressively pursued the Slovenian amid concerns that Alexander Isak could force through a move to Liverpool. The Magpies are also said to have reached a verbal agreement with the forward over personal terms. Both clubs have submitted bids to RB Leipzig and are awaiting the outcome.