Newcastle bid for Ekitike as Liverpool want Isakpublished at 08:50 British Summer Time 17 July
Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesIt is not often supporters are worried by rumours their club might be about to break their transfer record.
But that is what is happening among some Newcastle United fans, with the Magpies moving for Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike.
Newcastle's initial bid of £70m has been turned down by the Bundesliga club as the Magpies seek to agree what would be a club record deal to land the coveted young forward.
With Premier League champions Liverpool also in the market for a central striker and known to have firm interest in Newcastle's Alexander Isak, it is inevitable some are drawing a certain conclusion.
Those who know Newcastle believe they are trying to build a multi-layered attack capable of quickly switching tactics.
Those who know Ekitike, who has also been linked with Liverpool, know him as a versatile forward capable of scoring from all sorts of positions.
Newcastle have maintained throughout the summer that their top players - and Isak is certainly one of those - are not available for transfer.
So would Ekitike be a partner for Isak - or is there is a danger he could be his replacement?
