Graham Potter provides brief update on potential Alexander Isak return

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Alexander Isak took step forward in his recovery from the serious leg injury that has sidelined him since December Image Credits: Imago Images Alexander Isak took step forward in his recovery from the serious leg injury that has sidelined him since December, but questions remain over whether he will be ready in time to spearhead Sweden’s World Cup play-off charge in March. Head coach Arne Slot has now confirmed that Isak has moved into a more advanced phase of his rehab, recently returning to outdoor work and beginning to run again as he builds strength in the injured leg.

Slot has praised both the player and the club’s medical staff for the way they have managed the process. However, with the forward only just stepping up his workload and still weeks away from full-contact training, there is no guarantee he will be match-ready when national-team boss Graham Potter names his squad.

Speaking to Sportsbladet over the weekend, Potter responded to questions over the fitness of Alexander Isak and Lucas Bergvall – to which he did not give a super positive response: “Right now we’re just keeping our fingers crossed and hopefully we can get some of those guys back. Last week, Potter also said on the Liverpool N0.9: “I hope they (Isak and Dejan Kulusevski) can play, but these are big injuries…It’s tough to come back from injuries like that by March, but there’s a chance,” Potter explained.