Alexander Isak 'not able to play 90 minutes' after forcing Liverpool transfer

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Sweden head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson has revealed he expects Alexander Isak to meet up with the Sweden squad on Monday after completing his Liverpool medical.

The Newcastle forward is closing in on a move to the Premier League champions after a record-breaking £125 million ($169M) deal was agreed between the clubs on deadline day.

He was seen arriving at Liverpool’s AXA Training Centre, and his move is expected to be confirmed before the window shuts.

It ends the long-running saga that has dominated the summer window, with Isak refusing to play for Newcastle and essentially going on strike to force through a transfer to Liverpool.

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Despite that, Isak still earned a call-up to the Sweden squad last week and is expected to play some part against Slovenia and Kosovo over the international break.

Tomasson revealed he anticipates the 25-year-old will travel directly to Sweden after his medical is concluded on Merseyside.

“Every person in the whole world has read all the headlines in the last weeks, and even today,” the Sweden boss said on Monday.

Isak will meet up with the Sweden squad on Monday.

I think the most thing for us here at Sweden is that he wants this team.

“He wants it badly, and he wants to perform well, and he wants to qualify for the World Cup