Alexander Isak: Newcastle United on verge of club-record £60m deal for Sweden striker

Newcastle United are in advanced talks to smash their record transfer fee with the £60 million signing of Alexander Isak from Real Sociedad.

The 22-year-old Sweden striker is on the brink of a move to Tyneside from La Liga. Senior Newcastle sources believe a deal could be completed quickly and the player could be involved at Wolves in the club’s Premier League fixture on Sunday.

Newcastle have been on a summer-long hunt for a forward player and had been locked in talks for Watford’s João Pedro. A recurrence of hamstring problems to first-choice striker Callum Wilson in the 3-3 draw with Manchester City on Sunday appears to have refocused the desire to sign an out-and-out No 9.

Eddie Howe has been reluctant to sign a