Carvalho back to Liverpool after Leipzig loan ended early

Fabio Carvalho is returning to Liverpool after his loan spell at RB Leipzig was ended early.

The 21-year-old winger had joined the German facet on a season-long loan in June, however made solely three begins in a complete of 15 appearances in all competitions for the crew to this point this season.

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Leipzig sporting director Rouven Schroder mentioned on the crew’s web site that “both parties had expected more from his time here — especially Fabio in terms of his playing time.”

“Due to the quality and competition within our squad at his position, we are unable to guarantee this for him,” Schroder mentioned. “We held several discussions over the last days and in the end, decided to end his loan early.”

Carvalho, who has performed for Portugal’s Under-21 crew, moved to Liverpool from Fulham in the summertime of 2022 and has featured 21 occasions for the Reds, scoring three targets.