{"id":415920,"date":"2025-09-11T13:46:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/415920\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:46:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:46:25","slug":"liverpool-issued-alexander-isak-warning-by-newcastle-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/415920\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool issued Alexander Isak warning by Newcastle United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Alexander-Isak-and-Arne-Slot-3-1140x641.png\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alexander Isak in a red Liverpool kit and Arne Slot in a black Liverpool top in a red circle\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PFP-150x150.png\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Charlie Grace\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Thu 11 September 2025 14:37, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexander Isak faces a tough race to regain full match fitness ahead of Liverpool\u2019s trip to Burnley on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/top-10-biggest-transfer-deadline-day-signings-after-alexander-isak-joins-liverpool-for-125m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isak joined Liverpool in a record breaking deal worth \u00a3125 million<\/a>, swapping St James\u2019 Park for Anfield. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/alexander-isak-believed-100m-plus-bid-would-secure-newcastle-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saga connecting Isak to Liverpool rumbled on throughout the summer<\/a>, with the Swede effectively going on strike to force a move. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/arne-slot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arne Slot\u2019s<\/a> side will now travel to Turf Moor in a bid to continue their perfect start to their Premier League title defence.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/arne-slot-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"Liverpool manager Arne Slot clapping his hands\" class=\"wp-image-719528\" \/>Credit: ImagoAlexander Isak faces race to be fit for Liverpool debut<\/p>\n<p>Due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/alexander-isak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isak\u2019s<\/a> transfer hold out, the Swede had a watered down pre season, meaning he\u2019s weeks behind in his preparation for the new campaign. <\/p>\n<p>The Chronicle, via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnfieldEdition\/status\/1966075173460652445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anfield Edition<\/a> on X (formerly Twitter), have now reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newcastle<\/a> were preparing a special fitness regime for Isak if he was to return to the side after the transfer window.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isak-Liverpool-fi-web-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Alexander Isak, Liverpool holding his hands together in front of Anfield\" class=\"wp-image-710766\" \/>Credit: Hasan Karim \u2013 Breaking Media<\/p>\n<p>The report said: \u201cNewcastle had created a bespoke fitness plan for Alexander Isak in the event he ended up staying at the club and was reintegrated. <\/p>\n<p>MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose behind the scenes did not expect the striker to be fully up to speed until after October\u2019s international break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool can afford to give Alexander Isak time<\/p>\n<p>Isak\u2019s 25 minutes of action for Sweden whilst away on international duty could be a sign of things to come in the weeks ahead as Isak builds up to full match fitness.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool will be aware that they can give Isak, who has a chequered injury history, time to build up his fitness, due to the form of Hugo Ekitike. <\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>Akexander Isak injury history<\/td>\n<td>Games missed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thigh<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Groin<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Groin<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Broken toe<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hamstring<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Groin<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Alexander Isak\u2019s injury history at Newcastle (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/alexander-isak\/verletzungen\/spieler\/349066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transfermarkt<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Ekitike has scored three goals in four games to start his Liverpool career, and looks more than capable of leading the line for Slot\u2019s side in Isak\u2019s absence. <\/p>\n<p>Liverpool will play seven games between now and the international break which begins on 7 October, including two Champions League matches and a Carabao Cup tie. <\/p>\n<p>If Newcastle\u2019s timeline is to be believed, the date on which Reds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/when-alexander-isak-could-make-his-liverpool-debut-following-blockbuster-125m-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fans can expect to see Isak make his full debut for Liverpool<\/a>, is their mouth watering clash at home against Manchester United on Sunday 19 October. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thu 11 September 2025 14:37, UK Alexander Isak faces a tough race to regain full match fitness 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