Headline: Liverpool’s Curtis Jones Joins Inter Milan, Potential Return for Stefan Bajcetic to Celta Vigo
Liverpool on Friday confirmed the departure of Curtis Jones to Inter Milan.
The Italian champions paid a fee that could reach £30m for the 25-year-old, leaving a notable gap in Andoni Iraola’s first-team squad.
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In the interim, it is expected that Trey Nyoni and James McConnell will step in, suggesting that the 2024/25 Premier League champions are unlikely to recruit a new midfielder.
However, the midfielder exits are not done there.
Faro De Vigo is reporting that Stefan Bajcetic is on the verge of completing a deal that would see him return to his boyhood club Celta Vigo.
The sticking point?
Celta wants the 21-year-old to follow in Mohamed Salah’s footsteps and terminate his Liverpool contract one year early.
Celta wants Bajcetic to rip up his contract
Spanish midfielder Bajcetic is under contract until 2027 and has been linked with a move back to LaLiga this summer.
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Sevilla and recently Getafe have been mentioned as potential suitors for the under-21 international, who joined Liverpool in 2020 under Jurgen Klopp.
His time at Anfield has been significantly affected by injuries, and he has not made a senior first-team appearance for the club in over two years.
During that period, he has played on loan for Red Bull Salzburg and Las Palmas, later requiring another lengthy recovery from injury.
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Celta will place Bajcetic with their reserve team initially
Celta does not plan to offer Bajcetic a position in their first-team squad right away, instead opting to place him with their “Fortuna” side, which serves as their reserve team.
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The report suggests that the midfielder is closer than ever to a return home. This move would allow Bajcetic to gradually regain his fitness and alternate between the squad and the first team in due course.
“If he’s happy and we can reach an agreement, it would be a good situation, but I’m not thinking about that right now,” head coach Claudio Giráldez stated.
“He’s a homegrown player; I don’t talk about players we don’t have.
“If I discuss anyone, it’s those who have been part of this club before because we always maintain a stronger connection, and on top of that, we have a very good relationship.
“I coached him. If it happens, great, but I don’t talk about players we don’t have.”
Liverpool on Friday confirmed the departure of Curtis Jones to Inter Milan.
The Italian champions paid a fee that could reach £30m for the 25-year-old – with Jones leaving behind a significant gap in Andoni Iraola’s first-team squad.
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It is expected that Trey Nyoni and James McConnell will feature in the meantime – meaning the 2024/25 Premier League champions are unlikely to sign a new midfielder.
But the midfielder exits are not done there.
Faro De Vigo is reporting that Stefan Bajcetic is on the verge of completing a deal which would see him return to boyhood club Celta Vigo.
The sticking point?
Celta want the 21-year-old to take a leaf out of Mohamed Salah’s book and cut up his Liverpool deal one year early.
Celta want Bajcetic to rip up his contract
Spanish midfielder Bajcetic is out of contract in 2027 and has been linked this summer with a return to LaLiga.
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Sevilla and recently Getafe have been associated with a move for the under-21 international – who joined Liverpool back in 2020 under Jurgen Klopp.
His time at Anfield has been seriously hampered by injuries and the deep-lying playmaker hasn’t actually made a senior first-team appearance for the club in over two years.
In the intervening time frame he’s appeared on loan for Red Bull Salzburg as well as Las Palmas before being forced into another extensive recuperation from injury.
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Celta will place Bajcetic with their reserve team initially
Celta would not offer Bajcetic a place in their first-team squad on an immediate basis – instead preferring to place him with their “Fortuna” side – effectively their reserve team.
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Indeed the report claims the midfielder is closer than ever to returning home. That move would allow Bajcetic to gradually build up his fitness and alternate between the shadow squad and the first team in time.
“If he’s happy and we can reach an agreement, it would be a good situation, but I’m not thinking about that right now,” head coach Claudio Giráldez said.
“He’s a homegrown player; I don’t talk about players we don’t have.
“If I talk about any of them, it’s those who have been here before because we understand that we always have a stronger connection, and on top of that, we have a very good relationship.
“I coached him. If it happens, great, but I don’t talk about players we don’t have.”
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