Alexander Isak to Return to Team Training On Thursday
The Liverpool and Sweden striker will train with teammates for the first time since December.
Liverpool's Alexander Isak during a training session at the AXA Training Centre, Liverpool. Picture date: Tuesday March 17, 2026. (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images) | PA Images via Getty Images The end of March or beginning of April was always pencilled in as a potential return date for injured Liverpool striker Alexander Isak after he fractured his leg against Tottenham in December, with the Sweedish national team even hoping he might make it back in time for their World Cup qualifying playoff.
That didn’t happen, though in the end Sweden will still be at the tournament this summer following their 3-2 victory over Poland on Tuesday. Now, though, it appears Isak will in fact be back in action shortly. Or at the very least he’ll be back training with his club teammates for the first time in nearly four months.
“I think Alex is in a really good place because Sweden qualified for the World Cup and apart from that he’s going to train with the group again for the first time Thursday,” said Liverpool head coach Arne Slot. “If you’ve worked so hard for three, four months to return to team training, that’s for everyone very nice. “So Alex is, in that sense, in a good place.
Of course it’s only his first session after three or four months, but to have him again soon in a team that’s usually generating quite a lot chances—though maybe not immediately from the first moment he can start—but to have him back now is I think very helpful for us. ” While it’s certainly encouraging that Isak will be returning to team training this week, it’s worth remembering that after missing pre-season the striker struggled to get up to match speed and it wasn’t until December shortly before tue injury he started to look a player who could make an impact for his new club. As such, expecting him to hit the ground running and be an instant difference maker after nearly four months on the sidelines for a side in the thick of the fight to finish in the Champions League places might be a tad optimistic.