Alexander Isak is desperate to leave Newcastle United and join Liverpool before this summer’s transfer deadline.

While the opening weekend of the new Premier League season was perhaps a little light on truly eye-popping action, matchweek 2 has all the ingredients to be a classic. With the transfer window narrowing to a fine point,

Newcastle United are in the market to sign a new striker to replace Alexander Isak, who has made himself unavailable for selection.

Have you been checking your emails?Bank Holiday weekend is morphing into the Premier League’s own Two Days Hate, a swirling maelstrom of bitterness and outright vengefulness, a summer of fear and loathing manifest.

Brighton will be the visitor on Sunday for the start of a new era for Everton, which — on the field — began the season in miserable fashion with a 1-0 loss at Leeds on Monday.

The Premier League is often acclaimed as the most talented league in the world, and the striker position is no different.

Tottenham Hotspur jumping from 17th to sixth is a big vote of confidence in Thomas Frank. Although, as Tim Spiers pointed out, they have signed Joao Palhinha, who Tim describes as “the best hairy-arsed tackler in the Premier League” (NB: this is British slang for “one who enjoys robust attempts to regain possession of the ball”).

Alexander Isak remains unavailable for selection for Newcastle heading into the start of the Premier League season amid ongoing uncertainty over the Sweden striker’s future at the club.