Lazar Markovic made just 19 Premier League appearances for Liverpool, with Jurgen Klopp releasing the one-time £20m signing.
At the age of just 25, Lazar Markovic’s career has gone full circle already.
A dazzling young talent who made his name at Partizan Belgrade with his flowing locks and wand of a left foot earning him the ill-fated ‘Messi of the Balkans’ moniker, Markovic has made an emotional return to the Serbian giants six years after leaving.
Taking to Twitter, Markovic posted a photo of himself posing in Partizan’s famous black and white kit with his trademark number 50 on his back.
Napred Partizan ⚫️⚪️ @FKPartizanBG pic.twitter.com/15o5OmOGsa
— Lazar Marković (@LMarkec50) September 4, 2019
And maybe this is exactly what the winger needs as he looks to get an ailing career back on track in familiar surroundings.
It is half a decade now since Markovic made that doomed, £20 million move to Liverpool in the post-Suarez era (BBC). In five years, the former Benfica wonder-kid made just 19 Premier League appearances with loan spells at Hull, Fulham, Sporting Lisbon, Anderlecht and Fenerbahce best left forgotten.
According to the Mirror, Markovic was taking home £35,000 a week at Anfield despite spending much of his time on Merseyside training and playing with the reserves and it was hardly a surprise when he was unceremoniously released at the end of June.
Now, Markovic has taken a big step back in order to move forward again.
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