Liverpool’s business on deadline day has mostly consisted of finalising the departures of many periphery players from the team.
There was some optimism that the Reds would have a few late surprises in store in terms of new players, but that is not likely to happen until something significant happens.
Rather, Liverpool has secured a few loan deals for athletes including Marcelo Pitaluga, Kaide Gordon, and Nat Phillips.
Midfielder Stefan Bajcetic has also made a temporary transition, joining RB Salzburg under Pep Lijnders.
Many had not anticipated this move this summer; there were rumours that Bajcetic was taken aback when he was placed up for loan. However, the transfer has now been completed.
Barcelona moved quickly to secure Bajcetic’s loan transfer to Camp Nou, but Stefan appears to have made the right choice by choosing to go to Salzburg.
Hopefully, the Spaniard will get back again with Lijnders and be able to play regularly in Bundesliga matches.
In addition, Bajcetic will be able to play in Salzburg’s midfield with former Liverpool youth teammate Bobby Clark.
And as Bajcetic celebrated the transfer on Instagram on Friday, Clark was among those who had completed his own move to the Red Bull club earlier in the summer.
Clark wrote, “Let’s go, brother,” and Conor Bradley responded, “All the best brother, go smash it!” Another to contribute was Diogo Jota, who merely wrote “Vamooos.”
Regarding Bajcetic, he quietly shared a message announcing his arrival in Austria.
He wrote, “Very excited to join Red Bull Salzburg.” “Ready to make a good start to the season and accomplish great things with this team.”
There is no purchase obligation associated with Bajcetic’s move to RB Salzburg, and Liverpool manager Arne Slot thinks the young player can still make an impact at Anfield in the future.
After a 15-month absence, Slot expressed optimism that the gifted player will have a successful year. “If he gets playing time now, I think he could become a very important player for us,” Slot added.
The only thing you need is playing time if you’ve been out for that long at that age. Although we have six or seven really good midfielders, he may get some playing time here, but it will never be as much as we would hope for him to play at Salzburg.
Therefore, in our opinion and his, it would be ideal for him to play right now rather than, say, playing a few games before returning to the bench for an extended period of time. It is quite challenging to play a player who has been out for fifteen months only sometimes in order to keep him fit.
Although it is disappointing to see players like Doak and Bajcetic go from Anfield for the time being, there is still hope that they will succeed and continue to be a part of Liverpool’s plans in the future.