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Liverpool summer signing Alexander Isak is away on international duty with Sweden(Image: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\nLiverpool are wary of Alexander Isak’s fitness as the \u00a3125m signing takes part in FIFA World Cup qualifiers with SwedenLiverpool summer signing Alexander Isak is away on international duty with Sweden(Image: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Liverpool’s deadline day signing Alexander Isak is set to start on the bench for Sweden in their FIFA World Cup qualifier on Friday, according to reports from the country.<\/p>\n
This decision comes after coach Jon Dahl Tomasson promised they would manage the striker’s fitness following his move.<\/p>\n
Isak<\/a> became Liverpool<\/a>‘s final signing of the summer 2025 window, completing a British-record \u00a3125m move<\/a> from Newcastle United on Monday. It was one he was forced to campaign for, as the 25-year-old sat out pre-season and the opening three Premier League<\/a> matches of the new campaign in his attempt to force matters along.<\/p>\n A lack of action is cause for concern over an injury if the Reds’ new No.9 is thrown back in too quickly, especially as that is up to the discretion of his national team over the September break.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Liverpool handed fresh Florian Wirtz concern following injury scare<\/a>READ MORE: Liverpool secures new major partner as \u00a3308m figure set to be smashed<\/a><\/p>\n But as promised, Sweden are seemingly taking it easy with Aftonbladet<\/a> report that he will only be used as a substitute, if at all, in the Blue and Yellow’s World Cup qualifier against Slovenia on Friday night.<\/p>\n Instead, Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres and Newcastle United’s Anthony Elanga – who is typically a winger – will start as a forward pairing.<\/p>\n Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL package<\/p>\n This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more<\/a> \u00a349<\/p>\n \u00a335<\/p>\n Sky<\/p>\n Get Sky Sports here<\/a><\/p>\n Sky has slashed the price of its Essential TV and Sky Sports<\/a> bundle for the 2025\/26 season, saving members \u00a3336 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.<\/p>\n Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games this season, an increase of up to 100 more.<\/p>\n In the build-up Sweden boss Dahl Tomasson had clarified<\/a>: “I saw him smiling, have you seen his face? He is so happy to be here, he is so happy to play, so I think that tells you a lot. He really likes being in a group.<\/p>\n “Of course his form is what I said the other day, normally in pre-season you play plenty of games, plenty of training but that is not the case. So is he able to play 90 minutes? Of course not.<\/p>\n “Are we going to do stupid things with Alex? No, we are not going to do stupid things with Alex. So we, of course, have a plan but he is smiling and he is happy to be here.<\/p>\n “No instruction (from Liverpool), we always have good connections with a lot of clubs, I have spoken to the manager. Our doctor has spoken to their doctor. Our physio Ben (Rosen) has spoken to their physio and the physical department at Liverpool. And normal communication we have with each club, it is quite honest.”<\/p>\n If Isak gets through the international break unscathed then he could potentially be handed a Liverpool debut by Arne Slot for the trip to Burnley<\/a> on Sunday, September 14. That marks the start of an action-packed week for the club as they kickstart their Champions League<\/a> campaign against Atletico Madrid before the first Merseyside derby of the season, both at Anfield<\/a>.<\/p>\n Elanga, who joined compatriot Isak at Newcastle this summer before the transfer saga went into overdrive, has spoken about the situation now too.<\/p>\n![\"Content](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755048431_935_0_Sky-Factbox.jpg\")
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