Arne Slot expects Alexander Isak to play again this season

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Alexander Isak has no timeframe placed on his recovery after undergoing ankle surgery this week, but Arne Slot expects the Liverpool striker to play again this season. Isak broke his fibula and suffered extensive damage to his ankle during Saturday’s 2-1 win over Tottenham which forced him to undergo surgery on Monday.

Alexander Isak injury update: A quick look • Season not over: Arne Slot expects Alexander Isak to play again this season despite no official timeframe being set for his return. • Surgery success: The striker underwent a successful operation on Monday for a broken fibula and extensive ankle damage sustained against Spurs. • Long road ahead: While Slot initially mentioned a “couple of months,” a realistic recovery for this severity is typically three to five months. • Next man up: Hugo Ekitike will continue to lead the line, while the club tracks Bournemouth‘s Antoine Semenyo for January. Liverpool have announced there will be no timeframe when it comes to Isak’s return, but speaking in his pre-Wolves press conference on Tuesday, Slot expressed his confidence he will be back before the end of the season.

“Because I think we all saw, with his goal against West Ham and this goal, that he got closer and closer to the player he was last season at Newcastle.” When can Liverpool expect Alexander Isak to return? Earlier in his press conference, Slot claimed Isak would be absent for “a couple of months,” but it would be wrong to assume this as a specific timeframe for the striker’s return.