Bajcetic Close to Celta Vigo Move as Liverpool Midfield Thins
Stefan Bajcetic is edging towards the Anfield exit, with Celta Vigo now pushing hard to take the Liverpool midfielder back to Spain this summer.
Transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano reported on X that *“Celta Vigo are closing in on personal terms agreement with Stefan Bajcetic to join from Liverpool,”* a line that underlines how advanced this move has become rather than hinting at an early-stage enquiry. All signs point in one direction: his future is drifting away from Merseyside.
The 21-year-old is still tied to Liverpool until 2027, but that contract now looks more like an obstacle to clear than a foundation to build on. Some form of early termination or negotiated exit is expected to be needed to get the deal over the line. From Liverpool’s side, there is little indication of a fight to keep him. The club are not slamming any doors shut.
Injuries have hammered his progress. Loan spells that were meant to relaunch his career never really caught fire. The midfielder who once looked like a long-term piece of Liverpool’s rebuild has been stuck on the fringes, his path back to the first team shrinking month by month.
La Liga Beckons
The move is not just talk. Reports have placed Bajcetic in Finland for fitness checks as part of preparations for a switch to La Liga. That detail matters. It suggests a transfer being actively built, step by step, by all involved rather than a speculative link floated in the market.
For Celta Vigo, it is a chance to bet on a technically gifted midfielder whose ceiling once seemed high enough to command a serious role at Liverpool. For Bajcetic, it looks like a reset. A league that suits his style, a club willing to give him a platform, and a way out of a cycle of setbacks.
For Liverpool, it is something else entirely: another piece of midfield depth peeled away in a window already under scrutiny.
Iraola’s Liverpool and a Midfield in Flux
Under Andoni Iraola, Liverpool’s squad is being reshaped, and Bajcetic is emerging as another casualty of that process. At one stage, during his early breakthrough, he looked like he could grow into a meaningful role at Anfield. That promise has faded. Injuries cut into his momentum, and the competition around him hardened.
The bigger story sits around him rather than with him. Curtis Jones has already completed a permanent move to Inter Milan. Now Bajcetic is close to going as well. The middle of the pitch, once Liverpool’s engine room, suddenly feels lighter, not stronger.
Supporters can see the pattern. Outgoings are clear, decisive, and quick. The incomings? Far less so.
Questions Over the Window
Liverpool’s attacking plans have yet to properly ignite. Talks over Yankuba Minteh have stalled. Interest in Ibrahim Mbaye has cooled. Bradley Barcola remains a key target, but nothing is done, nothing is close enough to ease concerns.
Against that backdrop, Bajcetic’s departure might make sense on an individual level. A young player whose development has stalled, moving to a league and club that might suit him better. From Liverpool’s perspective, though, it feeds into a more uncomfortable theme: options leaving before replacements arrive.
The midfield already feels short on certainty, legs and variety. Trimming it further, while fans are still waiting for a marquee addition or even a solid rotational piece, looks like a gamble.
Planning, or Just Drifting?
If Iraola and the recruitment department do not see Bajcetic as part of Liverpool’s future, that is a clear strategic call. They are entitled to make it. But clarity demands a visible alternative. So far, too many stories around Liverpool’s window revolve around cooled interest, slowed negotiations and targets that never quite get across the line.
Bajcetic heading to Celta Vigo could easily prove the right move for his career. Many Liverpool supporters will hope it does. They have seen enough of his talent to wish him a clean run at it elsewhere.
But as another young midfielder prepares to walk away, with Curtis Jones already gone and no major reinforcement yet through the door, the question hangs over Anfield: how long can a team with Liverpool’s ambitions keep shrinking before it starts to show on the pitch?
