Alexander Isak

Liverpool’s Isak ruled out for months after leg fracture

Liverpool’s Isak ruled out for months after leg fracture

Liverpool manager Arne Slot says striker Alexander Isak is set to be ruled out for a couple of months ‍after suffering a leg fracture in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League win over Tottenham Hotspur, Afrosport reports. The Swedish international of Eritrean heritage came off the bench and scored the opening goal, but had his foot broken after Micky van de Ven dived ‌to block his shot. Isak...

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Howe ignores Slot’s calling Newcastle a small club

Eddie Howe has decided to ignore Liverpool manager Arne Slot's comments about Newcastle United being a small club over the transfer saga that embroiled Alexander Isak during the summer, Afrosport reports. Isak completed a British record £125 million move on transfer deadline day but has failed to settle at Anfield and picked up a groin injury in the 5-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA...

Newcastle boss Howe refuses to compare Woltemade with Isak

Newcastle boss Howe refuses to compare Woltemade with Isak

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe has refused to make comparisons between Nick Woltemade and Alexander Isak, Afrosport reports. Woltemade joined the Magpies from Stuttgart as a last-minute replacement for Isak, who sealed a British record £125 million to Liverpool after a lengthy battle between the player and the club. Woltemade made an instant impact for Newcastle, scoring on his debut in a 1-0 win over...

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Slot addresses the possibility of Isak and Ekitike playing as Liverpool front two

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has spoken about the possibility of Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak playing together as a front two, Afrosport reports. The French and Swedish players of Cameroonian and Eritrean heritage joined the Reds this summer for a combined £194 million from Eintracht Frankfurt and Newcastle United respectively. Ekitike already has six games under his belt with three goals while Isak, who was a...

Liverpool boss Slot claims Isak still far from being match fit

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says that record-signing Alexander Isak is still far away from being match fit after he was left out of Sunday's trip to Burnley in the Premier League, Afrosport reports. The 25-year-old Swedish striker of Eritrean heritage completed a British record £125 million transfer from Newcastle United on deadline day which followed with the international break. He managed to come off the...