‘So annoying’… Jurgen Klopp admits 19-year-old Liverpool youngster is really not happy

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted that Stefan Bajcetic is frustrated with his injury.

Bajcetic has only made two appearances for the Reds this season, the last of which came more than three months ago. That comes on the back of the 19-year-old missing the last two months of the previous campaign, too.

Having shown so much promise during his stint in the first-team last year, it’s been an incredibly disappointing time for Bajcetic.

And speaking in his pre-Newcastle press conference today, Klopp said that the Spaniard is ‘annoyed’ at his inability to get on the pitch.

“With Stefan, if you ask how do you feel he says ‘good’. Can you train? ‘Yes’. But we have to be sensible, that’s how it is,” explained the Liverpool manager. “It’s an issue because of his growing. We have to be careful. He could train today fully, maybe tomorrow as well and then not for five weeks. That’s how it is.

“It’s a medical decision, it’s not by the boy, it’s not by me. It’s just that’s how you have to do it if something like this happens and that makes it so annoying for the boy.”

Bajcetic feeling the frustration

Perhaps the most annoying thing about Bajcetic’s injury is that he would have gotten plenty of minutes had he been fit this season.

This is not a young player coming through who would have been having the odd cameo here and there. Bajcetic was so impressive last season that he should be considered a fully-fledged senior player.

In fact, had the former Celta Vigo prospect been ready, we’re not sure Liverpool would have even gone out and signed Wataru Endo.

Klopp appears to have full belief that the Bajcetic can be the Reds’ holding midfielder moving forward.

Had he been given the chance to do so, we think the teenager would have proven that beyond doubt this season.

Instead, having played so little over the past nine months or so, Bajcetic will have to start again once he does come back into contention.

Judging by Klopp’s words, that could still be a little way off yet. But it also sounds like that’s the best thing for the Spain U21 international’s long-term future.

With such a good prospect, the last thing you want to do is rush him back and then he picks up another issue. Liverpool are being sensible, but my word it’s frustrating. Keep hanging on in there, Stefan!