Soccer-In-form Isak leaves Sweden camp due to minor injury

Soccer-In-form Isak leaves Sweden camp due to minor injury

The Star Online - Sport·2026-09-27 21:00

Sept 27 (Reuters) - Sweden ⁠striker Alexander Isak will miss the ⁠country's three remaining Nations League group-stage ‌fixtures due to a minor injury and will return to club side Liverpool, the Swedish Football ​Association said on Sunday.

The 27-year-old ⁠scored in Sweden's ⁠2-1 win over Romania on Friday. They host ⁠Poland ‌on Monday before facing Bosnia & Herzegovina and Romania, while Liverpool ⁠are next in action against Manchester City ​at ‌Anfield on October 11.

Isak, who joined Liverpool ⁠from ​Newcastle United last year for a fee of 125 million pounds ($165.61 million), is the ⁠Premier League's second-highest scorer this ​season with four goals in five matches, one behind City striker Erling Haaland.

Neither Sweden nor ⁠Liverpool provided details of the injury.

Sweden centre back Hjalmar Ekdal, who plays for English Championship side Burnley, has also left ​the training camp with ⁠a minor injury.

"No replacements have been called ​up at this time," ‌Sweden said in a ​statement.

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(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Goa;Editing by Christian Radnedge)

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