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Liverpool youngster Calum Scanlon is close to returning to Cardiff City on loan for the 2026/27 season, GIVEMESPORT sources understand.
The Reds are looking to find regular first-team football for a number of their young players after they impressed on the club's pre-season tour of the United States, and Scanlon is one of those players.
The 21-year-old left-back featured in three games against Wrexham, Sunderland, and Leeds United, racking up around 90 minutes of football combined, and giving a good account of himself in the process.
Liverpool are now looking to get him more regular football ahead of the new season, and a deal is close to being agreed for him to return to Wales.
Scanlon joined Cardiff on loan for the 2025/26 season on February 1st and featured eight times for the club as they were promoted from League One back up to the Championship at the first attempt.
The defender previously had a spell on loan at Millwall but suffered a serious hamstring injury which kept him out of action for 11 months, but he is now fully fit and pushing to make an impression.
Scanlon has previously made two appearances for the Liverpool first team, featuring twice in the Europa League in 2023 under Jurgen Klopp, and he will be hopeful that a strong run with Cardiff this season could earn him another opportunity at Anfield under Andoni Iraola.
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At just 21, it shows how highly-rated the young defender was that he was getting first-team opportunities under Klopp in European competition back in 2023.
Injuries have hugely hampered his development since then, but during his time at Millwall he was praised hugely by then-manager Alex Neil, who described him 'the type of player you want at the club'.
“I thought he was excellent. He’s athletic, he’s technical, he can handle the ball.
“The game, probably at the start, was a little bit quick for him, in terms of getting his head up and maybe feeding a couple down the side. But there is loads and loads to work with.