Arne Slot is a happy coach. He saw his club spend without counting to strengthen an already solid workforce, winner of the last Premier League. He now has recruits in his ranks like Wirtz, Ekitike, Frimpong and Kerkez, and icing on the cake, Alexander Isak, second top scorer in the past season (behind Mohamed Salah), considered the best striker in the English championship. A deal made in the last hours of the transfer window, after long negotiations.
“” What is most delighted to me is to have concluded Alex's contract. Richard (Hughes, the sports director of Liverpool, editor's note), the owners and all the people involved worked hard to conclude this agreement. This is excellent news for the club, for our supporters, for our players and for me that all their work has allowed Alex to sign with us “, Haded the Dutch Reds coach at a press conference. Because the subject Isak came back on the eve of the trip to Burnley for the 4th day of the Premier League. Will the Swedish play his first game with his new club? Arne Slot wanted to clear things up.
Slot thanks to the Swedish coach
Alexander Isak experienced his first training sessions with his new teammates, but he also dried a large part of the pre-season with Newcastle to force his departure to Liverpool. “” He missed a real pre-season, three or four months of collective training. We have to prepare it gradually, because we play a lot and have little training time, which will be a challenge. But we have not recruited it for the next two weeks, we have signed it for six years. So this is what we have to keep in mind, and what supporters should keep in mind. If I replace it at some point or only make it play for a few minutes, it is for its long -term physical condition “He said.
He also paid tribute to the Swedish coach Jon Dahl Tomasson, who only played Isak on the 2 qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup. Enough to make PSG leaders, reassembled against the management of their players by Didier Deschamps with the French team. “” Swedish coach Jon Dahl Tomasson deserves to be congratulated because he may have the best striker in the world. He must play two very important games. He understands that if he played him twice 90 minutes, he would probably be injured for several weeks. We will treat Alex in the same way. Do not expect it to play 90 minutes in every game. This will certainly not be the case in the coming weeks “He warned. Good news also for Hugo Ekitike, who should benefit from a greater playing time.
