So Lazar's chance wont come this season?

Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic is set to sign for Fenerbahce on a season-long loan.

The 21-year-old Serbian international has flown to Istanbul to hold talks with the Turkish Super League outfit.

An agreement is in place between the two clubs with Fenerbahce agreeing to pay 100% of his wages. Markovic will join a squad which includes former Reds midfielder Raul Meireles, as well as ex-Manchester United duo Robin van Persie and Nani.

Markovic has struggled to hold down a place at Anfield since his £20million move from Benfica a year ago. He made just 11 Premier League starts last season and found himself down the pecking order this summer.

He didn’t feature in the matchday squad for any of Liverpool’s opening three league matches this term and Brendan Rodgers has taken the decision to send him out on loan.

Rodgers still views Markovic as part of his long-term plans but believes his development would be best served getting regular first-team football in Turkey rather than staying as a fringe player at Anfield.

The Reds boss hopes a successful year with Fenerbahce will lead to Markovic returning to Liverpool next summer and belatedly establishing himself at the club.

Markovic was at Melwood on Thursday before being informed that a deal was close to being agreed with Fenerbahce.

As long as his discussions with the Turkish club go well, his loan switch will be confirmed and he could make his debut against Antalyaspor on Sunday.

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I hope we dont regret this with Europa League coming up. I think our current system would suit him well.

 

Real shame. Guy has obvious talent and was thrown in at wing back last year and showed glimpses in a position that never really suited him.

In a 433 as a right winger he'd fit right in so seems strange now farming him out. If he's still in the plans then sending him over to Turkey isn't going to help him adapt.

Can see him being sold in the summer for about 10m unfortunately.

 

Jimmy's going to be bloody furious...............

 

Especially if we replace him with some average English player for 20m

 

He's already been oven taken by Ibe and Rodgers seems to prefer Moreno in midfield to.

Ibe, Lallana, Firmino and Moreno all preferred.

 

This is madness

#outrage

 

Gotta say, I'm not happy about this.

 

He can sure ruin a layer.

Brendan Rodgers is a genius

 

Will be glad to see him get regular game time. Think he can do well for us. I suppose we are quite loaded up top. Hope he comes back.

 

No option for Fen to buy, purely about getting game time

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/27/lazar-markovic-fenerbahce-loan-liverpool

 

It frustrating that we are happy to throw players away just because they don't settle quickly, especially ones with obvious talent. We spend more money on replacing players that don't need to be replaced, neglecting the areas that have need sorting for a while. When are we going to buy a proper DM and when are we going to see the end of Skrtel?

Rodgers is a manger I'm only 50/50 over and wasting players like this, either by not giving them playing time or not giving them the right training to help them adapt, doesn't raise my support of him.

 

Not on the right wing though, Nani has it nailed down.

 

An elite talent



@Jimmy Squarefoot

 

That game time being at a club where he's not viewed as being total ****ing mince...........yet..........

 

#bigclub #bigsquad #goodproblemtohave

 

Jimmy sees things in lots of players that others miss

 

£20m flushed down the ****ter

 

This thread is for Markovic not Lukaku

 

Yeah mate, like headless chicken being elite talents

 

Lukaku 4

Benteke 1

....and £4m change......plus 3 years x