"Arne Slot is optimistic Alexander Isak can return before the end of the season after undergoing surgery on a broken leg following a tackle from Tottenham's Micky van de Ven that the Liverpool boss described as "reckless". Isak, who joined Liverpool from Newcastle in a club-record £125m deal in September, sustained the injury in the act of scoring the opener at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, Van de Ven sliding in after the Swede had slotted the ball past Guglielmo Vicario."
"I'm confident he can [play a part in the back end of the season]. It's been a really challenging and difficult period for him. You join a new club, he was very excited and you want to show immediately your qualities but that was simply impossible. If you haven't trained for two or three months at a serious level, in this league you have to be on top of your game to impact a game of football."
Alexander Isak suffered a broken leg after a sliding tackle by Tottenham's Micky van de Ven and has undergone surgery. The injury occurred as Isak scored the opener; he joined Liverpool from Newcastle in a club-record £125m move in September. Manager Arne Slot described the challenge as reckless, said the recovery will take months, and expressed cautious optimism that Isak could play some part late in the season. The absence adds to Liverpool's injury problems, increases reliance on Hugo Ekitike for goals, and coincides with Mohamed Salah's absence at the Africa Cup of Nations.
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