Anthony Elanga has changed Nottingham Forest this summer to Newcastle United.
But when the Swedish national team star meets the press for Friday’s important World Cup qualifier away against Slovenia, squeezed behind what is similar to a bar counter in Stožice-Stadions Katakomber in Ljubljana, it is another transition he gets the most questions about.
This week left Friend Alexander Isak, in the end, Newcastle after an extracted and infected conflict. Newcastle’s supporters have sung Nidvisor against the Swede who went to Liverpool on Monday – as Premiers League’s most expensive players ever.
When Anthony Elanga gets questions about Isaac, he leaves the same answer time and time again, with only marginal variation:
– Isaac is a Liverpool player now, but I have the opportunity to play with him here in the national team. He has had a good career in Newcastle, but he is just a Liverpool player so I wish him good luck, says Elanga.
How have you other players experienced the turbulence around him?
– It’s been pretty “chill”. He had a contract with us, but now he is in Liverpool. We all think he is a very good player.
– We have lost a good player but also recruited good players so hopefully we can just look ahead and focus on the season.
Alexander Isak has inNot played a match since last spring. He is not relevant for 90 minutes on Friday night, Jon Dahl Tomasson has already announced. If the headlines’ man starts against Slovenia, the union captain did not want to reveal on Thursday:
– I won’t say that.
The uncertainty about Isaac makes Elanga according to Aftonbladets Data enters the attack from the start together with Viktor Gyökeres.
Elanga himself ducks the question of how he views a role in the attack versus one on the edge.
– For me, it is always an honor to represent Sweden. Although I am not allowed to play, it is still an honor. I’m always ready, whatever will happen, he says.
All the clearer Is the 23-year-old about what the match means.
– All matches are important, but right now it’s even more. I felt that immediately when we started training on Monday, says Elanga.
– We really want to get to the World Cup, this year is the year we are going. I think we have qualities and have the players who can take us there.
After Friday’s match against Slovenia, Kosovo is waiting on Monday. Switzerland is also part of Sweden’s qualifying group.
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