Liverpool transfer news: Andre Wisdom joins Red Bull Salzburg on a season-long loan

LIVERPOOL defender Andre Wisdom will join Red Bull Salzburg on a season-long loan.

The former England Under-21s skipper has failed to convince Jurgen Klopp he is ready for first-team football.

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Reds flop Lazar Markovic is also reportedly close to returning to Portugal with Sporting Lisbon.

Ex-Benfica winger Markovic has struggled since arriving at Anfield and will attempt to rebuild his career with former boss Jorge Jesus.

Wisdom, 23, had been heavily linked with a reunion with his Brendan Rodgers at Celtic.

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But Salzburg swooped and will offer the versatile defender Europa League football after being drawn with Schalke, Salzburg, Krasnodar and Nice.

Markovic, 22, shot to fame under Jesus at Benfica - winning the Primeira Liga in 2013-14 as well as reaching the Europa League final.

But his style did not suit life at Anfield under Rodgers, who often played him out of position at wing-back.

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Serbian international Markovic was initially reluctant to leave the club but claim Sporting chiefs persuaded him to move.

Jesus' side finished second behind champions cross-city rivals Benfica last season - their third title in a row.