Alexander Isak has acknowledged he does not know why his form at Liverpool has dipped but said he expects the situation to be temporary. The striker, who joined the club in a British record \u00a3125 million deal, admitted uncertainty about his struggles while remaining measured about the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don’t really have the answer to that,\u201d he told Swedish publication Sportbladet. \u201cThe team thing\u2014it\u2019s clear that it\u2019s been slow, but that\u2019s how it is in football. There are always teams that are flying, and then it\u2019s slower for others. It\u2019s about turning that around.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me too \u2026 it\u2019s not the first time in my career that I\u2019ve gone through a period like this, or been in bad shape. That\u2019s how a football career works, it\u2019s just something you have to fight your way out of.\u201d<\/p>\n
Isak began the season low on fitness after his attempts to leave Newcastle involved effectively going on strike and refusing to train with his Magpies teammates during the summer. He has scored once in 14 appearances for Liverpool and has been replaced by Hugo Ekitik\u00e9 on the bench in the last two games. The Reds have won only three league games played in.<\/p>\n
Isak pointed to past setbacks in his career as context for his confidence. After a breakout at AIK at 17 and a move to Borussia Dortmund in January 2017 as the most expensive Allsvenskan player at the time, he failed to establish himself there. He went on loan to Willem II and later moved to Real Sociedad, where he rebuilt his reputation. Newcastle signed him for a club-record \u00a363 million in 2022 following his revival in Spain.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely [I\u2019m confident],\u201d he said. \u201cThat comes with experience. Never too high, never too low. Trying to find that balance, that\u2019s what I feel I\u2019ve gotten better at.\u201d<\/p>\n
The arrival of Isak formed part of a wider summer outlay by Liverpool, a transfer commitment reported to total around \u00a3450 million, intended to prepare for a post-Klopp era and a future without players who powered previous success. The 2025\u201326 season has included public debate over established figures; Mohamed Salah was benched by Arne Slot in November and criticised the decision after three games out of the team. Reports have also suggested doubts in some quarters about the summer recruitment, with specific concerns mentioned about Isak and Florian Wirtz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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