Eddie Howe has stressed his desire to see Alexander Isak play for Newcastle United again after Liverpool failed with a bid for the Sweden striker, but confessed he did not know if this was the end of the transfer saga.

Alexander Isak has not travelled with the rest of Newcastle United's squad for their pre-season tour of Asia, which concludes with a match against Tottenham Hotspur in Seoul. Newcastle said that the striker missed the tour with a minor thigh issue,