Wolves have rejected an improved range of £ 55 million from Newcastle for striker Jorgen Strand-Larsen.
Daily Mail Sport can reveal that the new bid from Newcastle landed on Tuesday evening and was quickly rejected by the Molineux hierarchy, only one day after rejecting an opening approach of £ 50 million.
It remains likely that the magpies will return with a third offer for Strand-Larsen, because their summer search will go to a striker, but they will have a limit on their appreciation of a player who only cost Wolves £ 23 million when his transfer of Celta Vigo was permanently made this summer.
The 25-year-old is supposed to be enthusiastic about a switch to Tyneside and, with Eddie Howe and recruitment employees who are reportedly great admirers, he has moved to the top of their shortlist in recent days. Their need for reinforcement has become all the more urgent with Anthony Gordon, who has collected this season so far in Center-Forward, set for a ban on three games after his red card in Monday's 3-2 defeat by Liverpool.
A deal for Brentford's Yoane Wissa remains alive and the conversations continued on Tuesday, but there is frustration that the move has been detained for more than three weeks. Sources believe that the progress is still possible before the weekend, because the bees consider alternatives, including Dortmund's Max Beier.
Newcastle's constant striving for both beach-Larsen and Wissa will give Liverpool hope for a renewed approach for Alexander Isak, who stays in strike and refuses to train or play for the magpies.
Daily Mail Sport revealed on Monday that secret conversations had taken place after co-owner Jamie Reuben and a PIF delegation visited the house of Northumberland of rush hour in the hours before the Liverpool match. Their attempts to convince Isak to return to How's team, however, was thought that they will remain standing by the Swede, who is determined to force a movement to Anfield.
The ball is now in the Newcastle court with regard to the next step – keep the striker and hope that he will change from Hart after 1 September, or negotiates a British record agreement with the Premier League champions.
If the latter, they would need at least one striker – if not two – to arrive in the coming days before the Deadline of Monday. Strand-Larsen and Wissa have always been seen as replacements for Callum Wilson, and not Isak, but if both deals progressed at the same time last year, the Newcastle would leave with a decision to take how to proceed in the best interest of the club. There is a feeling at a number close to the club that the situation of Isak is irreparable and a sale is best for all parties.