Exclusive: “I Don’t Want Them To Hate Him!” – Former Captain Of Alexander Isak On Summer Transfer Saga
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Liverpool may have finally got their man when they landed Alexander Isak late on deadline day after a prolonged summer saga, but the lack of pre-season, back and forth with Newcastle United, statements and responses made the whole ordeal one to forget for most involved.
We’ve spoken to former Sweden international and AIK captain, Nils-Eric Johansson, who expresses his fond memories with the new record-breaking deal of £125m Liverpool striker, Alexander Isak and shares his perspective on the popular move.
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Dan Clubbe got the latest on what makes Isak unique in the words of the former Bayern Munich, AIK and Leicester defender…
He said: “Isak was very special in his touch.
At only 16, Isak was bright with his form and portrayed his hunger for the game distinctively.
Touching on how focused Isak was and still is, Johansen shares what it is that makes the striker a perfect piece to complete the Liverpool squad: “He’s the striker who wants a lot of the ball.
Johansen made his thoughts on this as vocal as he could when he expressed his puzzlement on how the media have portrayed Isak in his situation: “Yeah, I don’t like that thing at all… if they want to leave and if they want to go, they kind of make that happen.
“I wouldn’t say, ‘Oh this guy is going to end up playing for Liverpool’.’’
Spending time with Isak as his captain at AIK, Johansson reveals just what it was like to be alongside Liverpool’s new golden boy: “He was 16, he comes up, he stands out for being young, and you know, keep his head up in a possession game, because that’s where they most likely get flustered and lose the ball a lot, they’re like the weakest chain.
But he wasn’t.”
Going back to the way specific situations have been handled, Johansen makes it aware that, as a football fan, it isn’t an ideal thing to happen: “I don’t even know the whole truth.
I don’t like it.”
Now that Anfield is the new home and welcomes Alexander Isak with open arms and exciting plans, Johansson responded to how he feels to see Isak in a Liverpool shirt: “Yeah, I do like Liverpool.