Alexander Isak has taken part in his first training session with Liverpool since sealing his British record transfer to Merseyside last week.
Having been included in Sweden’s squad for their World Cup Qualifiers against Slovenia and Kosovo, the 25-year-old linked up with his new team-mates on Wednesday.
And Isak appeared in great spirits at the Reds’ Melwood training ground for his first session under new boss Arne Slot as he beamed with a huge grin.
It remains to be seen whether Liverpool’s new No 9, who netted an impressive 23 Premier League goals last term, will be fit enough to start at Turf Moor against Burnley on Sunday after refusing to take part in Newcastle United’s pre-season.
He was nevertheless deemed in good enough to condition to feature off the bench for his national side as they suffered a humiliating 2-0 loss against 10-man Kosovo on Monday.
With Sweden already two goals down, Isak was introduced with 20 minutes to go in a desperate bid to get back in the game.
The former Real Sociedad man was however unable to get the Swedes back in the game in a loss which now leaves them in danger of missing out on next summer’s World Cup in USA, Mexico and Canada.
Having failed to win either of their opening two qualifiers, Sweden sit five points adrift of group leaders Switzerland and two points behind Kosovo in a predicament which left tension amongst some Swedish supporters boiling over.
The national side’s players, including Viktor Gyokeres and new Aston Villa recruit Victor Lindelof, were subjected to vile death threats on social media post-match which have been reported to police, according to the Swedish FA.
A statement released by the FA’s head of security Martin Fredman read: ‘We have a routine based on how we should work when we know or suspect that our social media will be burdened with comments that in various ways cross the line.
‘When scanning through our own channels and some of the players’, we found comments that were far over the limit.
‘We’re proceeding with about ten which we think are crimes. It is up to the police and prosecutors to make sure that it holds up to their preliminary investigation.’
