Arne Slot opens up and explains big Liverpool decision on shock summer transfer deal
Arne Slot has explained his hopes for Stefan Bajcetic’s loan spell with Red Bull Salzburg for the remainder of the season after Liverpool made the decision to allow the star to leave for the campaign
Having been sidelined for the majority of the previous campaign due to injury, LIVERPOOL midfielder Bajcetic sealed a temporary switch away from Anfield on deadline day.
He joins up with the Austrian Bundesliga side, who are now coached by former Reds assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders and having allowed the star to leave Slot has been Speaking about the rationale behind Bajcetic departing on loan,
He said: “I hope it will be a big year for him because he’s a very talented player and I think he could become a very important player for us, but only if he gets playing time now.
“If you are that young and you’ve been out for so long, the only thing you need is playing time. He could have playing time over here, but we’ve got six or seven very good midfielders, so his playing time here will always be more limited than we expect him to play at Salzburg.
“So for him, and us, we think it’s best for him to play at the moment, instead of maybe playing a few times and then being on the bench for a long time again. It’s very difficult to keep a player fit who’s been out for 15 months when you only play him once in a while.
“So this is for the long term. Again, this club has been smart, in my opinion, in the past for not only looking for the short term, but also the long term. It’s a smart decision, at least in our opinion, to let him go somewhere, where he will hopefully play a lot of games.
“Then for next season, we’ll have a player. If he fulfils his potential, [he] could definitely, definitely play for us in the future.”
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