Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak to face Liverpool after being granted work permit

Isak has been training with his team-mates already

Alexander Isak has been granted a visa that will allow him to make his debut for Newcastle United at Anfield tonight.

The £60 million club-record signing was blocked from playing against Wolves on Sunday because a work permit had not been issued. However, The Times has learnt that the Home Office issued the visa for Isak early this afternoon, allowing the Sweden striker to play against Liverpool.

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The 22-year-old has already trained with his new team-mates and was in the dressing room at Wolves on Sunday for Newcastle’s 1-1 draw in the Midlands.

The Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe has significant injuries to his forwards Callum Wilson, Bruno Guimarães and Allan Saint-Maximin before the trip to Liverpool and was so eager to get Isak involved