Having watched Andy Carroll sold to Liverpool in 2011 after a window of 'not for sale' messages from United chiefs, it feels like were are on the brink of enduring that horrible sinking feeling again. This story would be much bigger than Carroll's exit and that's saying something.

Why the striker wants a transfer, when the club started new-contract talks and why they stopped - and what's next

Bruno Guimaraes has addressed the growing uncertainty around Alexander Isak, whose absence from Newcastle United’s pre-season tour has sparked fresh transfer concern on Tyneside. With Liverpool circling and the Swedish striker reportedly having handed a transfer request,