Ex-CEO: Isak could make Liverpool return earlier than people think - this is what I heard

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Sun 28 December 2025 15:23, UK Hugo Ekitike and Federico Chiesa could both benefit most from Alexander Isak’s injury blow sustained against Tottenham – and he could be back earlier than people think.That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who thinks it will now be difficult for Isak to prove his worth in his first season at Liverpool.Isak could be out for months after suffering a broken leg at Spurs, at the same moment he scored just his second Premier League goal for the club.Ekitike and Chiesa both started Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Wolves, with Mohamed Salah also absent due to the African Cup of Nations.Alexander Isak will find it ‘very hard’ at Liverpool after injury blowEverton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes Arne Slot has the depth in his squad to cope with Isak’s absence.Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness has heard that Isak could be back in just four weeks.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “I’m afraid that’s part of the story of football, that your high-quality assets receive one tackle, and they’re gone. They can sell if they want to.

And I say, I’m surprised they haven’t given Chiesa more of a run. “And I think that they can find other combinations to get things going again.

But definitely with Isak, I heard four or six weeks, which for a broken leg seems a little bit short, but he’ll still be out of game time, and he hasn’t got going this whole season because of lack of game time. And so I think it’ll be very hard for him to make an impact this season.” Credit: ImagoLiverpool targeting Ibrahima Konate replacementLiverpool could pursue Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni, with Slot looking at adding to his options at the back.The 26-year-old could cost Liverpool up to £80million, if the Reds wanted the Italian to join the club in the January window.Ibrahima Konate’s future at Liverpool is still uncertain, with his contract expiring at the end of the season, meaning Slot will need a new centre-back if he departs.