Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak has been included in Sweden's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Kosovo next month.

Isak has not featured for Newcastle this season amid interest from Liverpool , who sources told ESPN had a bid rejected at the beginning of August, and has been training on his own amid the ongoing saga.

"I am very happy that Alexander Isak wants to be in the squad, he is a huge player," Sweden coach Jon Dahl Tomasson said. "The situation he is in is not perfect and he has not trained with the team.

"But he is a player who can decide matches and he wants to be part of our squad. The World Cup is important for Alexander Isak."

The 25-year-old released a statement last week saying he had lost trust with Newcastle due to broken promises,

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