
Football
Share
Published 10:25 19 Feb 2026 GMT

Arne Slot has provided a fitness update on the club's Swedish striker Alexander Isak, months on from news that the player broke part of his foot during a match against Tottenham.
Isak joined the Reds for £125 million in the summer, but faced constant struggles for fitness in the weeks after his arrival, made worse by the fact that the 26-year-old missed the final three months of his Newcastle career in order to make the switch to Anfield happen.
Isak finally began to hit form for his new club in the final weeks of 2025, but was then unfortunately hit with a much more serious setback in December.
The Swede was caught in a challenge from Spurs' Micky van de Ven that ultimately led to a part of his foot being broken.
The date that Arne Slot expects Isak to return from his injury has now been revealed.
18+ Be Gamble Aware
Speaking to press on Thursday, Slot said Isak would be back in action between the end of March and the start of April, making it likely that he plays some part in the final parts of the season.
It remains to be seen how Isak's recovery progresses over the next few weeks, to see if Slot's prediction turns out to be accurate.
Explore more on these topics:
Football

How the final Premier League table would look if every refereeing error was erased
Things would have looked very different. Every major refereeing decision leading up to the final few weeks of the Premier League season have been analysed, to establish how things may have played out differently, had PGMO officials always made the correct calls, in an impressive new report from the Athletic. The 2025/26 season ultimately ended […]
Football
1 day ago
Here’s why French fans riot – even when their team wins
It’s now an infamous tradition Following Paris Saint-Germain’s win in the Champions League final against Arsenal on Saturday, at least 780 people across France were arrested with more than 450 in custody, as football fans clashed with police. A person was found dead after an accident on Paris’s ring road, which rioters tried to block […]
Football
2 days ago
WATCH: Comical moment footballer is run over by his own medical team
Football