Newcastle's Isak forced out of Sweden squad ahead of Euro 2024 qualifiers

Newcastle's Alexander Isak has been forced out of the Sweden squad due to injury. The player who joined Newcastle for £63m from Real Sociedad has adapted well to the Premier League.

In the Magpies' last game, the Swedish striker scored a brace in Newcastle's 2-2 draw with West Ham. However, in the same match the player had to be substituted before the end of the game due to a suspected knee injury.

The Sweden international also suffered a small cut above his eye in Newcastle's Champions League match where they crushed PSG 4-1. The player was still called up to the national team and joined up with his team-mates but the Swedish national team have released a statement saying that they have examined the player's injury and he has been sent home to recover.

"The Newcastle striker came to the gathering with an injury report from Sunday's match against West Ham and underwent an examination by the Swedish national team's medical team on Monday.  After that, it is clear that Isak is not available for games next week and will miss the European Championship qualifier against Belgium next Monday."

Sweden will first face a friendly match against Moldova before their Euro 2024 qualifier against Belgium. The Swedes, with two wins and three defeats, are third in the group behind Belgium and Austria.

 

October 9, 2023