Bajcetic Moves Closer to Celta Vigo as Liverpool Midfield Thins

Stefan Bajcetic is moving closer to the Anfield exit, with Celta Vigo pushing ahead in talks over personal terms and working on a deal to take the midfielder to La Liga.

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 has only strengthened the growing feeling that the 21-year-old’s future now lies away from Merseyside.

Bajcetic is under contract at Liverpool until 2027. On paper, there is no urgency. In reality, the deal is likely to need some form of early termination or negotiated settlement to get over the line. Liverpool are not expected to stand in the way. After a spell blighted by injuries and loan moves that never truly reignited his early promise, the club’s stance is pragmatic rather than sentimental.

From Breakthrough Hope to La Liga Lifeline

Signs that this move is well beyond the exploratory stage are already visible. Reports have placed Bajcetic in Finland for fitness checks as part of the preparations for a switch to Celta. That kind of detail points to a transfer being actively constructed, not just idly discussed.

For Liverpool, his departure would mark another piece of turnover in a midfield that has been steadily dismantled and reshaped. Under Andoni Iraola, Bajcetic no longer appears central to the long-term plan. That would have been hard to predict during his breakthrough spell, when his composure and bite in the middle of the pitch hinted at a player ready to grow into a serious role.

Then came the setbacks. Injuries broke his rhythm, and every month on the sidelines narrowed the pathway back into the first-team picture. Others moved ahead of him. The window to reclaim a place grew smaller.

A move to Celta Vigo, and to La Liga, now looks like the cleanest route to a restart.

Liverpool’s Midfield: More Exits Than Answers

Bajcetic’s likely exit does not sit in isolation. It drops into a summer in which Liverpool’s transfer strategy, particularly in midfield, is drawing scrutiny.

Curtis Jones has already completed a permanent switch to Inter Milan. That loss alone stripped away a homegrown, tactically flexible option from the centre of the pitch. Now Bajcetic is on the brink of leaving as well, and the depth chart in the middle starts to look light, not layered.

While players move out, the replacements have yet to arrive in convincing numbers. That imbalance is what grates most for many watching this window unfold.

The uncertainty is not limited to midfield either. Liverpool’s search for attacking reinforcements has stuttered. Talks over Yankuba Minteh have cooled, interest in Ibrahim Mbaye has faded, and Bradley Barcola remains a prominent target without a completed deal. The pattern is familiar: plenty of noise around potential signings, far fewer announcements.

So when Bajcetic edges closer to Celta Vigo, the move might make sense for the player and for a coaching staff who no longer see him as a core piece. But each departure adds to the sense of a squad being trimmed before it is truly rebuilt.

A Window That Needs a Statement

From Liverpool’s perspective, this is about more than one midfielder. It is about planning, clarity and timing.

If Iraola and the recruitment team have decided Bajcetic is not part of the future, that is a clear strategic call. Supporters can accept that. What they are still waiting to see is the alternative: the new faces, the fresh energy, the different profiles that will define the next version of Liverpool’s midfield.

Instead, the dominant stories of this window have been about slowed negotiations, cooled interest and deals that are “close” without being done.

For Bajcetic, a move to Celta Vigo could be exactly what he needs: a league that suits his technical profile, a club where minutes are more realistic, and a chance to rebuild the career that once seemed ready to explode at Anfield.

For Liverpool, it is another reminder that outgoings are moving faster than incomings. With the season creeping closer, how long can that imbalance last before it shapes not just the mood, but the results?