Liverpool injury update as three-word message hints when star will be back after undergoing surgery

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCStefan Bajcetic is closing in on a return from injury after the Liverpool midfielder underwent surgery during the summerStefan Bajcetic has offered an injury update as he continues his rehabilitation after undergoing surgery on his hamstring in the summer. The Liverpool midfielder saw his season ended prematurely after suffering the issue when on loan with Las Palmas back in May.The 20-year-old missed the entirety of the Reds’ pre-season campaign as a result of his injury, as well as the Under-21s European Championships after undergoing surgery on the injury.He has been undergoing his rehab at the Reds’ AXA Training Centre in Kirkby throughout the summer, though the Spaniard recently stepped up his recovery as he was pictured training outside on his own with a ball during the September international break.READ MORE: UEFA confirm Real Madrid sanction as Liverpool learn Champions League outcomeBajcetic has now hinted that he is edging closer to a return on his Instagram page, after posting a picture of himself at the club’s training ground on his story.While the image itself is just of the midfield inside at the club’s base in Kirkby, the midfielder wrote alongside the image: “Counting the days.”Liverpool have been careful not to rush Bajcetic, who has suffered a number of significant injury setbacks since first breaking into the Reds first team under Jurgen Klopp in 2022.Under-21s manager Rob Page recently revealed that Bajcetic could make his return from injury for Liverpool’s second string in the not too distant future."It is a possibility, isn’t it?” he admitted to reporters including the ECHO.

“It is about getting him back on the grass."It's about exposing him to minutes to get him back to full fitness."Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreSky has slashed the price of its Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle for the 2025/26 season, saving members £336 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games this season, an increase of up to 100 more.Bajcetic can play in the Premier League for Liverpool this season and is also eligible to feature in the Champions League opening stage as he can be named on 'List B'.The Spain under-21 international made his first-team breakthrough in the 2022/23 season but has featured for Liverpool only three times since March 2023 - the last of which came in May 2024.