Bye bye: "Excellent" Liverpool player now looks set to exit Reds and seal reunion with club

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The left-back moved to Cardiff midway through the 2025/26 campaign, having been on loan at Birmingham City before that, and he thrived at the former. Admittedly, injury problems limited Scanlon’s playing time overall, but he still helped the Bluebirds seal promotion from League One to the Championship, no doubt boosting his confidence.

It is claimed that “a deal is close to being agreed for him to return to Wales.” The perfect summer loan move for Calum Scanlon Scanlon is an impressive young player at Liverpool, and he has done well in plenty of his loan moves to date, being hailed by Alex Neil when he was in charge of him at Millwall: “I thought he was excellent. He’s athletic, he’s technical, he can handle the ball.

A time will come when a permanent exit could be best for all parties, with Scanlon reaching a point in his career where he needs to settle down and become a first-choice left-back for a new club for several years. He is also a main contributor for This Is Anfield, one of the world's biggest Reds-related sites, where he writes features and news, and covers matchday content.