One Liverpool player who’s currently out on loan has been lauded by a number of journalists after his most recent performance.
Stefan Bajcetic was recalled from an unhappy spell at Red Bull Salzburg in January and immediately sent to Las Palmas, where thankfully his fortunes have been much kinder.
Although the Canary Islands outfit face a battle to retain their LaLiga status, they greatly boosted their chances of top-flight survival with a 3-1 win away to Getafe, which leaves them just a point behind 17th-placed Alaves as of Sunday morning.
Bajcetic praised by Spanish media
The on-loan Liverpool midfielder was lauded by several Spanish reporters for his performance in Los Amarillos’ crucial victory on Saturday.
Diego Otero lauded a ‘superb performance’ from the 20-year-old, with Javi Roldan claiming that Bajcetic could be a starter for any team in LaLiga.
Meanwhile, Jonay Amaro posted on X: “Stefan Bajcetic should be a fixture at UD Las Palmas. Physically, he’s a bull, even though we see him as a bit of a worm. Unafraid of collisions, he has the traits of a Premier League player. He’s very good on the ball, although he has room for improvement. He has judgment and maturity, despite his youth.”
Could Bajcetic be kept at Liverpool next season?
Bajcetic enjoyed some rave reviews from the Spanish press, and his performance figures from Las Palmas’ win on Saturday illustrate how well he played.
As per Sofascore, the Liverpool youngster won a team-high seven duels and four tackles, along with making three clearances and two interceptions and executing eight successful long balls in a magnificent midfield display.
One area where there remains room for improvement is in terms of pass completion, with his 75% return yesterday consistent with his 12-month rolling average of 75.9%, which places him among the bottom 12% of positional peers in Europe’s five main leagues during that period (FBref).
The Reds are reportedly on the lookout for a new defensive midfielder in the summer, but some might argue the case for Bajcetic being given a proper chance in pre-season and potentially kept in Arne Slot’s squad for the 2025/26 campaign.
Competition for a starting berth at Anfield would be intense, but the young Spaniard is doing his utmost to prove a point to the head coach at his parent club with his performances in LaLiga.
Far too much emphasis on pass completion percentage. It’s easy to just pass the ball sideways and back to get a 90% completion rate. The flair players ratios are lower because they try to make the defence winning pass, which we all want to see rather than the robotic automaton.
without players like Bajcetic then the “flair players” would get the ball in the right areas for them to perform. show some respect to a young man who’s learning the game
Please do kill this youngster opportunity chances to be regular play time, like keep warm in sub bench like arne slot done to F. Chiesa. Let youngster talent grow at the lone team.