James McConnell: 4 clubs interested including Vitor Matos’ side – recall likely

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James McConnell is likely to be recalled from his loan spell at Ajax, and he already has Championship clubs lining up to take him for the second half of the season. John Heitinga had primarily used the midfielder off the bench in his time at the club, but with only 219 minutes in the first half of the season, a recall would be in everyone’s interests.

Liverpool would then need a plan for the remainder of his campaign, and according to the Mail‘s Lewis Steele, McConnell has a handful of suitors in the Championship. This would put McConnell in a position of playing for a potential relegation candidate if Liverpool took up a potential loan offer from those three clubs.

Could McConnell play for Liverpool in the FA Cup? It is an issue that Harvey Elliott is also facing with his loan deal at Aston Villa, as a brief cameo for Liverpool this season means he cannot move and play for another club in 2025/26.