Liverpool are still yet to announce their first signing of the summer window but could be on the verge of another departure
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Liverpool are said to be in 'advanced talks' to reunite Stefan Bajcetic with former Reds assistant manager Pep Lijnders.
The 19-year-old central midfielder joined Liverpool from Celta Vigo as an academy prospect in 2020 and made his senior debut two years later, going on to become Liverpool's youngest-ever player in a Champions League game.
Bajcetic made 19 appearances in all competitions for Jurgen Klopp's side in 2022/23, but a calf injury kept him out for much of last term - and Klopp's right-hand man Lijnders is now said to be keen to play a part in his return to regular senior football.
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Lijnders now coaches Red Bull Salzburg (Image credit: Getty Images)
Lijnders is now head coach with Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg, who have already brought in Liverpool midfielder Bobby Clark on a permanent transfer this summer.
"Negotiations at final stages with details to be clarified but already underway, as Pep Lijnders wants Stefan. Clubs in Spain also wanted him but RB Salzburg are now close."
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Stefan Bajcetic is in demand this summer (Image credit: Getty Images)
Romano meanwhile claims that a deal to sign goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia is effectively done, writing: "It’s all sealed. Medical tests successfully completed yesterday and now contracts being signed.
"€35m package, sell-on clause and six year deal for Mamardashvili joining #LFC in 2025."
That deal would see the goalkeeper sent back on loan to Valencia, with Mamardashvili lined up as Alisson's long-term successor once the Brazilian's time at the club comes to an end.
Steven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, taking in stints with Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication, WeAreTerriers.com. Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and 2023.
