Liverpool gets Alexander Isak fitness update as Sweden boss stands by promise
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Liverpool's deadline day acquisition Alexander Isak is expected to begin on the substitutes' bench for Sweden in their FIFA World Cup qualifier on Friday.
Alexander Isak completed his move to Liverpool on deadline day.
"No instruction (from Liverpool), we always have good connections with a lot of clubs, I have spoken to the manager.
And normal communication we have with each club, it is quite honest."
Should Isak emerge from the international break without injury, he could potentially make his Liverpool bow under Arne Slot when they travel to Burnley on Sunday, September 14.
This would mark the beginning of a hectic period for the Reds as they launch their Champions League campaign against Atletico Madrid before hosting the season's first Merseyside derby, both at Anfield.
Elanga, who linked up with fellow Swede Isak at Newcastle this summer before the transfer drama intensified, has also addressed the circumstances.
He told Fotbollskanalen: "He had a contract with us and right now he's with Liverpool.
But we all think he's a very good player