With 11 players sent out in the summer, how many remain at their respective clubs?
Kostas Tsimikas marks James McConnell in training in Liverpool training kits. Mohamed Salah is seen running in the background.
Kostas Tsimikas and James McConnell are two of the players Liverpool have loaned out this season.
Liverpool came out of the summer transfer window with 11 players having agreed loans to other clubs throughout the English pyramid and beyond. Be it in search of regular games to develop as players, or a fresh start to reignite their careers, these players all left the AXA Training Centre for other clubs with the hopes of a positive 2025-26 season.
More could follow, too, with Liverpool open to loan offers for Luke Chambers, Trent Kone-Doherty, Amara Nallo and Rhys Williams, whose contract expires at the end of the season.
Of the 11 sent out last summer, only six remain active on loan; two have been recalled, two look to be on the verge of a recall and one has agreed a permanent switch to a new club. Here, we round up all of Liverpool’s loan players this season and how they’ve fared away from Kirkby and Anfield.
James Balagizi - Forest Green Rovers (recalled)
James Balagizi celebrates a goal in Crawley Town home colours.
James Balagizi celebrates a goal in Crawley Town home colours.
2. ### Owen Beck - Derby County (recalled)
Owen Beck in Blackburn Rovers away colours runs with the ball.
Owen Beck in Blackburn Rovers away colours runs with the ball.
3. ### Harvey Davies - Crawley Town
Harvey Davies in a Liverpool training kit saves a shot.
Harvey Davies in a Liverpool training kit saves a shot.
4. ### Harvey Elliott - Aston Villa
Harvey Elliott signed for Liverpool from Fulham in 2019, becoming the club’s youngest ever starter at 16 years and 174 days when he made his full debut against MK Dons just two months later. At Fulham, he had already broken the Premier League record for youngest ever player, a record that was broken by Ethan Nwaneri in 2022.
Elliott has gone on to make 149 appearances for Liverpool, racking up two Premier League winner’s medals (he was three appearances short in 2019-20, but the club gave him one anyway), two League Cups, an FA Cup and the Community Shield. Elliott was on the bench for the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup victories in 2019.
Despite playing a key role under Jurgen Klopp - sometimes from the start but often from the bench - Elliott found appearances hard to come by in Arne Slot’s debut season. A tearful goodbye to Anfield following the Premier League trophy lift betrayed the boyhood Liverpool fan’s intention to leave in search of more regular game time.
Elliott thought he had secured the ideal move when he joined Aston Villa on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy for £35million after the player reached 10 appearances. However, Elliott hasn’t been trusted by Unai Emery and has only made five appearances so far for the upwardly-mobile Villans.
At the beginning of this year, Emery gave a heavy hint that Elliott would not be signing for Villa permanently, with the club’s PSR issues influencing the decision not to play him.
With Elliott already having played for Liverpool this season, regulations state he can only play for a third club if he joins a side playing outside of the regular European calendar. A move to Charlotte FC in MLS has been mooted, but Elliott is understood to be opposed to any move stateside.
Villa have already committed the funds for Elliott’s loan and as of yet have not approached Liverpool to renegotiate. Barring a return to Liverpool, the best outcome for the player and both clubs would be to adjust the terms of the deal - possibly removing the obligation to buy - to ensure that Elliott’s development is not stunted further.
Elliott has never made a senior England appearance, and any hopes he had at the start of the season of breaking into Thomas Tuchel’s squad have been dashed.
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5. ### Vitezslav Jaros - Ajax
Vitezslav Jarosis a stalwart of the Liverpool academy setup, having joined the club at the age of 16, and has made two first team appearances for the Reds.
First named on the bench for the FA Cup fourth round replay against Shrewsbury Town in 2020, Jaros joined St Patrick’s Athletic on loan in 2021, where he made 39 appearances and managed an impressive 13 clean sheets in his first season as a senior goalkeeper. The following year, he impressed at League Two Notts County as the Magpies made the play-offs.
Jaros gained further League Two experience with Stockport the following season, though he spent most of the year as backup, before an impressive loan at Sturm Graz in 2024 when the Austrian side won a shock league title.
Jaros made his Liverpool debut as a substitute for Alisson Becker against Crystal Palace in October 2024, coming on in the 79th minute to preserve the clean sheet before making his full debut a little over three weeks later against Brighton in the League Cup. He was given a Premier League winner’s medal by the club for his involvement.
This season, Jaros looked to step up, joining Champions League side Ajax on another season-long loan deal after signing an improved contract at Liverpool. Barring a brief spell as backup in October and November, Jaros has nailed down the first-choice role for the Dutch giants and has so far kept four clean sheets from 20 appearances in all competitions.
In December, Jaros was bullish about his chances at Liverpool, stating his intention to displace Alisson and Giorgi Mamardashvili and win the Champions League. He will hope for a positive conclusion to the season to boost his standing in the pecking order at Anfield next season. But Jaros, who will be 25 by the start of next season, may have to look elsewhere for opportunities long-term, having established himself as a class act.
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