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Liverpool transfer news: The Bajcetic decision Liverpool can’t keep delaying
Liverpool transfer news: Two years. That is exactly how long it has been since Stefan Bajcetic last kicked a ball for Liverpool‘s first team. In May 2024, a fleeting substitute appearance against Tottenham remains his final senior outing, lasting barely half an hour. The Anfield rumour mill keeps returning to the exact same problem: what do you do with a player whose career has been spent three years stuck on pause?
Speaking on Anfield Index, journalist David Lynch didn’t hold back. A permanent exit or another loan is coming this summer. Lynch believes a full sale is very much on the table, not just a backup option. The reasoning is brutal. Anfield decision-makers simply don’t believe the midfielder will ever hit the heights they once expected. If a permanent buyer doesn’t meet the asking price, a loan becomes the alternative. It is a strategy to let the 21-year-old rebuild his market value before the club cuts ties for good. New head coach Andoni Iraola has no plans for him.
A career derailed by injuries
Calf, back, hamstring. The medical reports read like a catalogue of absolute misfortune. Bajcetic’s market value peaked around £17 million back in 2023 during his initial breakthrough, but that figure plummeted to €9 million by June 2025. Last season was a total write-off. Zero appearances. Zero minutes in the Premier League.
His previous loan stints offer little reassurance. At Red Bull Salzburg, he scraped together 12 league appearances and six in the Champions League, failing to register a single goal or assist. A later move to Las Palmas yielded a solitary goal against Mallorca, but a severe hamstring operation cut that short, too. He hasn’t played competitive football since, spending May 2026 stuck in gym-based rehabilitation.
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Preston North End, Stoke City, Blackburn Rovers, and Middlesbrough have all enquired about a loan. Championship football. Not La Liga. That tells you everything about how far his stock has fallen, especially when Valencia and Real Betis were circling just last summer. Any temporary deal will require a contract extension first, given his current terms expire in 2027. It all stems back to that initial adductor tear at Bournemouth, an injury that completely altered his trajectory.
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