The truth about Alexander Isak's £150m pricetag, the strike sustained by Waitrose and takeaways… and Newcastle's relief: Inside the 39-day stand-off that led to Liverpool pulling off British record deal

CRAIG HOPE: In the foyer of the Pan Pacific Hotel in Singapore, hours after news had broken of Isak wanting to quit Newcastle, one his team-mates casually remarked: 'Yeah, he's gone.'