Alexander Isak has not played for Liverpool in 2026 after suffering a broken leg in December, but he is closing in on a return to the team
16:45, 01 Apr 2026Updated 17:53, 01 Apr 2026
Liverpool striker Alexander Isak(Image: Getty Images)
Alexander Isak is set to step up his recovery from the broken leg he has been sidelined with since December, as Arne Slot confirmed he will return to team training this week.
Isak has been sidelined for more than three months after sustaining the injury when he was recklessly challenged by Micky van de Ven while in the process of scoring for Liverpool against Tottenham just before Christmas.
The Swede has been rehabilitating away from his teammates, but is now ready to return to first-team training, which suggests a return to action is very close.
“I think Alex is in a really good place because Sweden qualified for the World Cup yesterday evening and apart from that he’s going to train with the group again for the first time tomorrow,” Slot said.
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“If you’ve worked so hard for three, four months or something like that and then 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 [out], with the team but it’s good to have him back because we all know who we signed and we’ve signed an incredible striker.
“So to have him again in a team that’s usually generating quite a lot chances – and maybe not immediately from the first moment that he can start – but to have him back for the last two months is, I think, very helpful for us.”
Isak suffered a broken leg in challenge by Micky van de Ven(Image: Getty Images)
Isak joined Liverpool for a Premier League record fee last summer, but struggled during his first few months at the club, scoring just three times in 16 appearances before his leg-break.
Considering how long he has been sidelined for, it seems unlikely that Isak will return to the squad for this weekend’s FA Cup game against Manchester City.
More likely is that Isak will return to the gameday squad for next week’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Paris Saint-Germain.