Liverpool have been dealt several blows since the start of Arne Slot’s challenging second season at Anfield. News of an injury to record signing Alexander Isak is just the latest. This is not the debut campaign Slot was envisaging for his marquee striker. Having scored just his second Premier League goal since a high-profile summer switch from Newcastle, Isak was then caught by a sliding Micky van de Ven in Saturday’s 2-1 win at Tottenham, immediately signalling to the bench for medical attention.
The scale of the injury, deemed “significant”, is yet to be revealed but months on the sidelines will do little for an already disjointed beginning to life at Liverpool. In total, Isak’s slow start has yielded just three goals across 16 appearances in all competitions. Problems with fitness and form look set to carry over well into the new year.
So, how do Liverpool respond? With the January window right around corner, what are the options and who might be effected?
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Does Semenyo hold the key?
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There has been much speculation about the future of Antoine Semenyo at Bournemouth this season – The Transfer Show takes a closer look at where his next move may be and if it could happen in January
Despite the winter window being notoriously more difficult to negotiate than the summer, Liverpool were always likely to be active in January. But Isak’s injury throws a spanner in the works.
The need to spend on defensive reinforcements has long been accepted. That was the priority and they remain keen on Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi to help plug that gap. Except now the frontline looks short, too, with Cody Gakpo also injured and Mohamed Salah away at AFCON.
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