Liverpool could send Fabio Carvalho on another loan in January, Liverpool attacking midfielder Fabio Carvalho will be frustrated at his lack of playing time during his loan spell at Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig.
RB Leipzig’s Amadou Haidara and Fabio Carvalho
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Liverpool attacking midfielder Fabio Carvalho will be frustrated at his lack of playing time during his loan spell with RB Leizpig during the 2022/23 season.
The Reds signed Carvalho in the summer of 2022, and he made a decent impression in the Premier League for Jurgen Klopp’s squad, before finding minutes hard to come by in the second half of the campaign.
Liverpool will look to the 2024 winter transfer market to bolster their squad, but won’t be in the race to sign Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha.
Liverpool attacking midfielder Fabio Carvalho will be frustrated at his lack of opportunities during his current loan spell at RB Leipzig as transfer insider Dean Jones considers the talent’s next steps at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp couldn’t find room for the creative midfielder in his Reds squad during the 2023/24 season and chose to send him out on loan to give him the playing time he needed to develop.
However, Carvalho has barely made an impact in Leipzig and will be concerned about his future at Liverpool, given the competition for places in attacking areas at Anfield. Liverpool hope to see the attack-minded star develop into a top talent for them to use in their first-team in the coming years, but he must get some top-level experience for that to happen.
Carvalho’s disappointing spell at RB Leipzig
Liverpool signed Carvalho in the summer of 2022 after the attacking midfielder let his contract at Fulham run down, having helped them achieve promotion to the Premier League. The Reds’ move for the 21-year-old collapsed on the Deadline Day of the 2022 winter transfer window, but instead, they paid compensation to the Cottagers to wrap up his signature.
Carvalho, described as being “unbelievable” by Klopp as per Liverpool.com, made his Liverpool debut in the last seconds of their 3-1 Community Shield triumph over Manchester City in July 2022 before making his maiden Premier League appearance in a 2-2 draw with his former club the following week. The Portugal U21 international netted his first goal in a 9-0 victory over AFC
Bournemouth before striking in stoppage time on 31st August 2022 to secure three points in a 2-1 win over Newcastle United. Carvalho would make 11 Premier League appearances before the 2022/23 season paused for the World Cup in Qatar, making a decent impression on the Anfield faithful.
Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez and Fabio Carvalho jubilantly celebrate the former scoring against Manchester City.
However, he would play just another eight minutes across a combined two appearances in the top flight for the remainder of the campaign, hinting that Klopp felt there were better alternative options in his squad. In June 2023, Carvalho joined Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig on loan for the 2023/24 season, looking to become a regular for a respected European outfit.
However, The Athletic reports that Liverpool are in talks over recalling the attacking midfielder, having played just 145 Bundesliga minutes. Carvalho is expected to be sent out on another loan for the remainder of the 2023/24 season, with several clubs interested in his services.
