Alexander Isak
26-Year-Old
Liverpool
Premier
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Isak is coming off his best season as a professional, lighting the league up with a career-high 23 goals, finishing second in the Golden Boot race. He added six assists and had multi-goal contribution games in six different outings. While seemingly dealing with a nagging injury the majority of the second half of the season, he battled through and started 34 matches. His summer has been thrown into disarray as he pushes for a move away from Newcastle. With reports that he is refusing to play for the club again it's hard to see him suiting up on Tyneside during the 2025/26 campaign. If he does get his move to Liverpool he would remain one of the top strikers in the league and an elite option in all competitions.
Can't yet handle 90 minutes
Isak started the Champions League second leg against PSG and played one half before being withdrawn at the break, with coach Arne Slot confirming he is not yet ready to handle a full 90 minutes. "It is good to have Isak back, although he can't play 90 minutes yet."
ANALYSIS
Isak is making steady progress in his return from an ankle injury that sidelined him for over three months, and starting the PSG fixture is a significant step up from the 12-minute cameo he managed in the first leg. With Hugo Ekitike (Achilles) now ruled out for months, Isak's gradual return takes on added urgency for Liverpool, who will need him firing on all cylinders for the final stretch of the season. Cody Gakpo could see more time as the central striker while Isak builds his way back to full sharpness, with coach Slot clearly committed to managing his minutes carefully to avoid any setbacks.
Isak is making steady progress in his return from an ankle injury that sidelined him for over three months, and starting the PSG fixture is a significant step up from the 12-minute cameo he managed in the first leg. With Hugo Ekitike (Achilles) now ruled out for months, Isak's gradual return takes on added urgency for Liverpool, who will need him firing on all cylinders for the final stretch of the season. Cody Gakpo could see more time as the central striker while Isak builds his way back to full sharpness, with coach Slot clearly committed to managing his minutes carefully to avoid any setbacks.
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Building form off bench
Isak is fully available and featured for 12 minutes in Wednesday's Champions League clash against PSG, as he is expected to build his form off bench, according to coach Arne Slot. "Alexander is available for us again. So, to have him back is really nice. It was only 15 minutes, but it's good to have him back. Hopefully, we can progress his minutes, and we can grow his form as soon as possible, but last time, of course, it took him a while."
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Fit for bench
Isak (ankle) is on the bench for Wednesday's match against PSG.
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Traveling for UCL play
Isak (ankle) is in the traveling squad for Wednesday's match against PSG and is an option for minutes, according to manager Arne Slot. "He's finished close to a week of team training sessions, so he can play a part. Otherwise, I wouldn't take him. We think we can get a performance out of him, but not to start."
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Hopes to return against PSG
Isak (ankle) is ruled out for Saturday's FA Cup clash against Manchester City and will hope to return for Wednesday's Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain, according to coach Arne Slot. "I was hoping the same [that Isak would be among the substitutes on Saturday], but you always do these things in co-operation with medical staff, performance staff and the player himself. We came to the conclusion that it was better for him to have a few more sessions than only one or two and then immediately jump into a game like this, where if you bring him in there might be extra-time. The situation is now that I hope - again I hope - that he will be available for Wednesday, but today came too early for him."
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Could see minutes Saturday
Isak (ankle) is back in team training this week but won't start Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester City, with a brief cameo off the bench the most realistic scenario, according to coach Arne Slot. "It will definitely be too fast to expect him in the starting line-up. He trained with us yesterday for the first time and today for the second time after exactly 101 days, I know this because it was told to me. So, it will take a bit of time to give him a lot of minutes. We will make sure we do the right thing in terms of building him up in minutes, but it's a very good thing to have him on the training ground again. It would be even a better thing to have him available for games, that's for sure. [...] So, yeah, maybe a few minutes but let's wait and see how it is with him today, how he feels about it himself. It's clear that after two training sessions, after 100 days, it would not make any sense to start him tomorrow."
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Reds to launch final bid?
Liverpool are expected to launch a final bid for Isak, according to The Telegraph.
ANALYSIS
Liverpool only have a few days to get a deal done for Isak, and they're set to launch what would be a new British transfer record to secure the services of the Swede. Liverpool are expected to make an improved £130 million offer for the 25-year-old, but the add-ons and bonuses on the deal would make this transfer the most expensive one in Premier League history. It's unclear if Newcastle would be open to accept such offer, though.
Liverpool only have a few days to get a deal done for Isak, and they're set to launch what would be a new British transfer record to secure the services of the Swede. Liverpool are expected to make an improved £130 million offer for the 25-year-old, but the add-ons and bonuses on the deal would make this transfer the most expensive one in Premier League history. It's unclear if Newcastle would be open to accept such offer, though.