Liverpool 11 transfers scrutinised as one missing and another sent back

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A total of 11 Liverpool players are out on loan at present and they are enduring mixed experiences so far this campaignLiverpool under Arne Slot has many issues on his plate as he tries to integrate a whole raft of summer signings into his side. But he officially remains a Reds player until then.The 22-year-old scored on his full debut for Villa in the League Cup defeat at Brentford but on his first Premier League start at home to Fulham he was substituted at half-time and saw his replacement Emiliano Buendia score and assist inside six minutes.

He made his debut from the bench in the 1-0 derby win over Lazio and then provided an assist in the Europa League victory at Nice.However, he was then responsible for Lille's winner in the next European game in which he was substituted at half-time, but did make his first Serie A start in the weekend win at Fiorentina that put Roma third.James Balagizi (Forest Green Rovers)The 22-year-old midfielder had a spell at Wigan Athletic last season ruined by a hamstring problem and has now switched to the National League side.He provided an assist on his second appearance and made his first start earlier this month in a draw at Boston United. Forest Green stand second in the table as they look to return to the Football League.James McConnell (Ajax)The 21-year-old earned the praise of Slot earlier this year and has linked up with former Liverpool assistant boss John Heitinga in Holland.An injury has limited his minutes, but he featured from the bench at home to Inter Milan in the Champions League and was back last weekend to appear as substitute in the 3-3 draw at Sparta Rotterdam.Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City)The forward, who had a good spell in the Championship with Stoke City last term, returned to the division when choosing the Midlands club ahead of fellow promoted side Wrexham.Koumas, still only 20, has regularly featured since the move, starting four games and coming off the bench three times.Luca Stephenson (Dundee United)Stephenson enjoyed a hugely successful loan at the Scottish Premiership side last term and returned to Tannadice after penning a new contract at Liverpool after some good displays in pre-season.The 22-year-old has started six games at right wing-back and provided an assist in the 2-0 derby win at Dundee and then notched twice in a 3-3 draw at Hibernian.Isaac Mabaya (Wigan Athletic)Mabaya made his senior debut for Liverpool in the FA Cup defeat at Plymouth Argyle earlier this year and moved to League One side Wigan to gain further first-team experience.But after making two appearances from the bench, the 22-year-old was forced off early on his first start in the League Cup tie at Notts County due to a serious Achilles injury.

He subsequently returned to Liverpool to undergo surgery and is continuing his rehabilitation at Kirkby.Vitezslav Jaros (Ajax)Jaros was another to make his Liverpool first-team breakthrough last season with two outings, which was sufficient for Heitinga to take him to Ajax at the start of the summer.The 24-year-old has subsequently been an ever-present with Ajax third in the table, although he was this week forced to withdraw from the Czechia national team squad due to fitness problems.Harvey Davies (Crawley Town)Davies enjoyed League Two experience with Crewe Alexandra two years ago and has returned to the division with Crawley, where he featured in the first 11 games of the season.However, a finger injury ruled the 22-year-old goalkeeper out of their last match, a 3-1 defeat at Cambridge United which left Crawley 21st and just two points above the drop zone.Owen Beck (Derby County)Beck had a lively time in the Championship with Blackburn Rovers last season only for his season to be ended early by injury.And the 23-year-old left-back, who has made three Liverpool appearances, has yet to feature at Derby due to a calf problem picked up ahead of a pre-season friendly against Burton. Beck is expected to return next week.James Norris (Shelbourne)The 22-year-old left-back moved in February with the League of Ireland season running throughout the summer and ending next month.He has made 39 appearances with 29 coming as a starter, including outings in European qualifiers with Shelbourne eventually making it through to the Conference League.