The Liverpool striker is set for some time out on the side-lines after suffering a fractured fibula and an ankle injury during their 2-1 win over Tottenham.
Liverpool’s Alexander Isak has suffered a serious leg injury in his debut season with the Reds.(Image: Adam Davy/PA Wire.)
Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven has revealed a text exchange between himself and Liverpool‘s Alexander Isak following the latter’s devastating injury. The club’s summer signing is expected to be on the side-lines for at least a couple of months.
He suffered the ankle injury when he was caught by van de Ven as he scored the Reds opening goal in a 2-1 win over Spurs. He has since undergone surgery on the problem, which included a fractured fibula.
The injury is the latest setback for Isak who’s yet to fully establish himself at the club since his £125million move from Newcastle this summer. Van De Ven has, in turn, outlined the message he sent to Isak following the match.
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Speaking to Sky Sports, the Spurs defender said: “Yeah, I’ve text him, of course.
“I’ve sent him a text because I didn’t want to injure him, I didn’t want to do something to hurt him, I just tried to block the shot and I think it was a bit unlucky how his foot landed between my legs.
“So I sent him a text afterwards and I want to wish him all the best in his recovery.
“That’s what I said to him, and I hope we can see him on the pitch very soon again.”
When asked if Isak replied, he added: “Yeah, he really appreciated the message, he texted back.”
Despite van de Ven not specifically divulging what was in the reply sent by Isak, it’s fair to assume the Liverpool man accepted the apology. His full focus will now be getting back to fitness as soon as possible.
Alexander Isak was injured Micky van de Ven and they have since exchanged texts.(Image: Mark Leech/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)
Speaking about Isak’s return, head coach Arne Slot revealed his confidence the striker will make his comeback before the end of the current campaign.
“Yeah, [he’ll play again this season], I’m confident.
“It’s been a really challenging and difficult period for him, I think.
“Maybe no-one understands but if you haven’t trained for three or four months on a serious level with the team and you’re playing in this league… in this league you need to be on the top of your game to impact the games.
“That took, which we all knew, months before we could bring him there because there was no pre-season, there were games, games, games.
“We had hardly any time to train, so we always knew that it would take him time – and that’s why he’s so unlucky that he’s now injured because I think we all saw with a goal against West Ham, and with this goal [vs Tottenham], that he got closer and closer to the player he was at Newcastle.”
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