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Liverpool close in on deal

The player set to join the Frenchman may well be Alexander Isak, if the club can agree a move for him now that he has announced his intention to leave Newcastle, with Liverpool his favoured club.

But that depends on the Reds finding the money for him and Luis Diaz's impending departure is going to fuel a significant chunk of the budget that could be spent on Isak. His move is now close.

Not only did the player miss Liverpool's pre-season game against AC Milan on Saturday in Hong Kong, which led to a lot of speculation as to whether it was an injury or something more significant.

But Arne Slot has decided to remove all doubt from the situation, admitting that the discussions taking place about his future are what caused the Dutchman to take him out of the limelight.