Alexander Isak’s Liverpool Career Starts Now

BusinessSportsMoneyAlexander Isak’s Liverpool Career Starts NowByGraham Ruthven,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a soccer writer based in the United KingdomFollow AuthorApr 27, 2026, 02:13pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 25: Alexander Isak of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield on April 25, 2026 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)Getty ImagesAlexander Isak’s first season as a Liverpool player hasn’t gone to plan. Signed as the most expensive player in Premier League history last summer, the Swedish striker has struggled to make much of an impact for Arne Slot’s side, missing much of the 2025/26 campaign through injury.Slot has been cautious in reintroducing Isak after such a long time out, but Hugo Ekitike’s season-ending injury has changed the plan. Liverpool have no choice but to start Isak between now and the end of the campaign with the Reds still fighting to finish in the top five. The 26-year-old’s Liverpool career starts now.Isak started against Crystal Palace on Saturday and found the back of the net. This was the striker’s first league goal as a Liverpool player at Anfield and offered hope that the Reds are finally moulding around a player not so long ago considered one of the most impactful in the Premier League.LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Alexander Isak of Liverpool celebrates with Arne Slot, Manager of Liverpool, after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Liverpool at London Stadium on November 30, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)Getty Images“It’s really nice that he scored one because when we signed him we knew he could score goals and that’s what he showed today,” Slot said about Isak who will have...