Alexander Isak has said that not everyone knows “the whole picture” surrounding his summer move to Liverpool, a transfer that generated heated reaction and accusations. Newcastle offered a heated response just hours later and the saga deepened after his \u00a3125 million ($169.2 million) switch when Isak was accused of intentionally dropping his performance levels in the hope of sabotaging Newcastle\u2019s Champions League aspirations.<\/p>\n
The striker, who has since tried to calm tensions with Newcastle, made his first appearance of the season on Monday as he came off the bench for the final 20 minutes of Sweden\u2019s surprise defeat to Kosovo. Speaking after the game, Isak addressed the transfer controversy for the first time.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s great that things were cleared up before international duty and that I could focus on playing football again,” he told local media. “It\u2019s been a fairly new situation for me, but you always learn and develop mentally off the pitch too.<\/p>\n
“It is what it is. It\u2019s clear that not everyone has the whole picture, but that\u2019s something for another day. Right now, the disappointment is about this match and how it went. But at the same time, I have a positive feeling about the club team part that is coming.<\/p>\n
“[Fan anger] is part of football. I can\u2019t control everything that is said or written. But I\u2019m glad I became a Liverpool player. That\u2019s what I wanted and I\u2019m happy about that.<\/p>\n
“There is a lot to discuss, and it can be discussed for a long time. It has been educational, and I\u2019m happy with the final result. I\u2019m happy and proud to be a Liverpool player. I don\u2019t want to go into details or talk about that situation too much. It is a closed chapter, but I have never had any problems.”<\/p>\n
Liverpool supporters are awaiting his club debut, but Sweden boss Jon Dahl Tomasson warned that Isak is not yet ready for prolonged minutes after a long layoff. “This was the maximum number of minutes I could give him,” Tomasson told Viaplay. “We have talked in recent days about what risks there are and what is not a risk. It is extremely difficult to take a risk.<\/p>\n
“I want to play him every minute. You can see right away that he is dangerous and creates things. But we also need him next month, the month after that, and next year.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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