Sweden national team manager Jon Dahl Tomasson warned that Alexander Isak’s spirits were higher than his fitness levels after a summer spent training in isolation ahead of his move to Liverpool.
Isak sat out Newcastle United’s pre-season tour of Asia with what was publicly described as a “minor thigh injury” before travelling to his former employers Real Sociedad for individual training. Amid the unresolved saga of his future, Isak rejected any requests to be reintegrated into Newcastle’s squad.
