The Sweden striker was injured in a tackle from the defender in the act of scoring the opening goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory and limped off the pitch. Liverpool said in a statement on Monday that the forward had had an operation on an ankle injury that included a fibula fracture. It's going to be a long injury, for a couple of months, Slot told reporters on Tuesday, So, yeah, that's a big, big, big disappointment for him. And as a result, also of course for us.
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.
The striker was hurt in a challenge from Micky van de Ven in the act of scoring the opening goal in the 2-1 victory and limped off the pitch. A statement on liverpoolfc.com read: "After diagnosis, an operation was completed today on an ankle injury that included a fibula fracture. "Isak's rehabilitation will now continue at the AXA Training Centre, with no timeframe yet placed on his return."
When asked by reporters about his future at St James' Park, Tonali admitted he didn't want to say he'd stay at the club before then potentially changing his mind and leaving in a similar manner to Isak. I'm happy, not just for one more year here, but I'm happy for the people, for the fans, for every player, every member of the staff here in Newcastle. Every day I work to win every game. I work for every person in Newcastle, Tonali said. He added:
