Robbie Fowler makes Alexander Isak prediction and bold Liverpool transfer claim

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"You mentioned before about Alisson potentially going; I don't know that, but if he does, there are more players who are needed."If you look at some of the benches we've had this season, it has been quite weak compared to the first team. I think we are at the moment probably where we were a couple of years ago where we needed players to come into the team and the squad, so if you're looking at it from a Liverpool fan's perspective, I'd be amazed if it's not five players as a minimum."Last summer, Liverpool snapped up Isak, Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz for big money to bolster its attack.

The Swede and the German are still finding their feet, while the Frenchman is out for the long-term with an Achilles injury."You've signed players for £200M there (Isak and Ekitike), so it seems crazy that you're picking those players and you haven't got someone there who can get to the byline and put balls into the box where these strikers can go and attack them," Fowler says.Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike haven't had many opportunities to play together at Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)"If you're playing up front and cutting inside all the time where all the defensive bodies are, then it's hard and difficult. It could prove to be a confidence-booster for him, depending on how well Sweden does."But then you sort of worry about him coming into a pre-season period on the back of a World Cup, where he wouldn't get the pre-season we'd all want him to, because that is probably what he has lacked since he signed at Liverpool."In time, Isak is already Premier League-proven and should quickly improve.

I am not saying he should do that as a stepping stone because it is the World Cup, but at least when we were playing, there was a progression of game time to get back into the team when you had been injured, and I think he has lacked that."Years ago, we had the B team, the reserves and the first team. So if you are injured, you're not necessarily getting the game time so you can get back into the first team environment."For me, he is a player who looks like he needs to play games before we can see the best of him."