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That is the view inside the club, where the intention this week is to inject new urgency into a flagging summer transfer window now the first team have returned from their pre-season tour of the Far East where football was the last thing on anyone’s mind.

A bid nearing £70m for Benjamin Sesko last week was a statement of intent and an attempt to force the issue while Manchester United get their ducks in a row on the Slovenia international.

Alexander Isak reported to Newcastle’s training ground on Monday (Photo: PA)

That is why work has already begun on alternative targets.

With work going on on the first two positions – it is understood further checks have been carried out on Coventry City’s Jack Rudoni as a possible Sean Longstaff replacement – it is the search for a new striker that has become the most complicated piece of the jigsaw.

But Joao Pedro opted for Chelsea, following the route another target Liam Delap took.

But when Ekitike signed for Liverpool instead, the plan then pivoted to a more short-term fix.

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Of that there are “no guarantees”, The i Paper has been told.

Newcastle value Wissa at £30m and a deal could still be done, but time is ebbing away on that one.

Truth be told, Newcastle remain hopeful rather than expectant on Sesko.

But that hasn’t been communicated directly to Newcastle, where their initial proposal seems to have been met with enthusiasm.

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But it would also open the door for Newcastle to go down a different route: cashing in on a big enough Liverpool bid for unsettled Isak, adding another striker and then using the financial headroom to make significant signings elsewhere.

Sources have always been adamant that they would need two strikers before considering a sale, and even then it would only be if Liverpool matched their valuation of close to £150m.

Newcastle have left a path open for Isak to be reintegrated but Eddie Howe struck the right note when he said the striker would have to “earn” the right to return to training.

Only one thing is guaranteed in this messy and complex situation: Newcastle’s under-fire recruitment team cannot afford to let another week pass them by.

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