Alexander Isak jets off to old club for individual training amid uncertainty over £150m star's future - with Newcastle braced for mega-money offer from Liverpool
The 25-year-old has not travelled for Newcastle's pre-season tour of Singapore as he continues to nurse a minor thigh injury amidst speculation linking him with a move to Liverpool.
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