Newcastle United have lodged a club-record bid for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, talkSPORT understands. The Magpies submitted an offer of €75million (£65m) plus €5m (£4.3m) in add-ons.

Tottenham captain Son Heung-Min is set to leave north London after a decade with the club, announcing the news in an emotional press conference ahead of the pre-season friendly against Newcastle in his native South Korea. “It was the most difficult decision I have made in my career,” he told reporters, but “I need a new environment to push myself.”