Former Liverpool prodigy Jordon Ibe will be on the move again this summer, leaving Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Sofia just seven months after his shock signing.
Ibe penned a two-year deal with Lokomotiv in November 2025 but has now departed Bulgaria less than halfway through his stay.
The 30-year-old, who has played for eight different clubs in 10 years since leaving Liverpool for Bournemouth in 2016, had his contract terminated by mutual consent.
It leaves Ibe to pursue other opportunities, with it likely he will seek a new club back in the UK after just over half a year abroad.
Why has Jordon Ibe been released?
BORDEAUX, FRANCE - Thursday, September 17, 2015: Liverpool's Jordon Ibe looks dejected after the 1-1 draw with FC Girondins de Bordeaux the UEFA Europa League Group Stage Group B match at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
His time in Bulgaria came after a failed move to Swedish side Umea FC last summer as well as appearances in the divisive Baller League.
He only made nine appearances for Lokomotiv, assisting once and being shown a red card, with the club explaining his departure after he “failed to establish himself.”
“The management of Lokomotiv wishes them good health, happiness and success in the future!” a statement last week read, with Ibe released along with defender Ivan Lagundzic.
Ibe is one of many former Liverpool players who head into the summer as free agents, including Gini Wijnaldum, Alberto Moreno, Raheem Sterling and Lazar Markovic.
STOKE-ON-TRENT, ENGLAND - Tuesday, January 5, 2016: Liverpool's Jordon Ibe celebrates scoring the first goal against Stoke City during the Football League Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg match at the Britannia Stadium. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Having fallen out of the game for a period as he battled with mental health issues, the winger played for non-league sides Ebbsfleet United, Hayes & Yeading United, Hungerford Town and Sittingbourne.
After his first appearance for Lokomotiv in March, he wrote on Instagram: “Thank god on making my debut! Emotional day but glad to back on the pitch.”
A £1 million signing from Wycombe Wanderers as a 16-year-old in 2011, Ibe went on to play 58 times for Liverpool’s first team, scoring four goals and assisting six.
He made 41 appearances during Jurgen Klopp‘s first season at Anfield but was sold the following summer after Bournemouth agreed a club-record package worth £15 million.