According to Florian Plettenberg, a reporter from Sky Sports in Germany, if Liverpool cannot sign Isaac, it will turn to Ekitic, and Frankfurt is currently negotiating with them and Newcastle.

Florian Plettenberg said that in the past 24 hours, Liverpool contacted Frankfurt to reiterate their interest in Ekitic. As mentioned earlier reports: If Liverpool fails to successfully introduce Isaac, they want to pursue Ekitic instead.

Frankfurt has not reached an agreement with any clubs yet and they are in talks with Newcastle and Liverpool. So far they have only received a specific written offer, which is from Newcastle.