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Liverpool has rarely made more of a statement signing that Alexander Isak.
"It's not helped a player in terms of what he's obviously been through.
"It's not helped Liverpool because when you get a new player in of such quality, you want him to have some weeks with the lads, building up relationships, getting his fitness up and starting the season with them."
Liverpool won't be losing too much sleep over the fact that Newcastle had to do its business late.
After all, Richard Hughes had indicated a willingness to do a deal for Isak weeks before it actually happened, proposing a price in July that ended up being within $7 million of the final figure.
Alexander Isak in Sweden training.
With that in mind, the Sweden boss has ruled out starting Isak in today's match against Slovenia