The Rams midfielder was on loan at the Stags but saw his stint cut short. Some Derby fans would now like to see him in their first team.
Derby County have confirmed on their official website that midfielder Timi Elsnik is back at the Championship club from his loan spell at League Two side Mansfield Town.
The 20-year-old joined the Stags – who are currently third in the table – back in August on a season-long loan deal.
However, Derby announced that Mansfield have chosen to cut Elsnik’s loan short, activating a clause within the agreement to terminate the deal in the January transfer window.
The Slovenia youth international enjoyed a fruitful spell at Field Mill, making 24 appearances for the Nottinghamshire side and scoring four goals (Transfermarkt).
However, Elsnik was not in the squad for Tuesday night’s 1-0 defeat to Crawley Town, with David Flitcroft giving debuts to new loanees Nicky Ajose and Jorge Grant.
EFL rules mean that clubs can only name five players on loan in their matchday squad and Mansfield had six at their disposal against Crawley including the Rams man.
Elsnik has made three first-team appearances for Derby in total, all off the bench in the Carabao Cup, and spent last season on loan at League Two side Swindon Town.
Here is now some Rams fans reacted upon finding out on Twitter that Elsnik was back:
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