It's been a great Christmas for Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajcetic after scoring his first Premier League goal on Boxing Day against Aston Villa.
The 18-year-old's cool second half finish gave Liverpool a 3-1 lead at Villa Park, helping to calm supporters' nerves as the Reds picked up a welcome away win on their return to league action after the World Cup.
Bajcetic has become a regular name in the match-day squad and has now capped his seven first-team appearances in all competitions with a goal, but he has a difficult decision to make away from Anfield.
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When it comes to international football, the midfielder is eligible for Spain, where he was born and grew up, but is the son of a Serbian father. Furthermore, dad Srdan Bajcetic was himself a former professional footballer and Serbian international.
Liverpool's Bajcetic came through the ranks at Spanish club Celta Vigo before moving to Merseyside in 2020. He has already had one international call-up for Spain's under-19s side, but had to drop out due to injury. He has previously made three appearances for Spain's under-18s set-up however.
The Mirror reports that Spain are keen to tie him down as a full international and that appears to be an outcome shared by the player himself. Spanish outlet AS says that Bajcetic has already indicated to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) that his 'desire' is to represent Spain in the future. Serbia though are still retaining hopes that he will represent his father's homeland in the future.
But the appointment of Luis de la Fuente as Spain's new head coach following Luis Enrique's departure after a disappointing World Cup could be significant. De la Fuente was previously Spain's under-21s boss and is expected to put faith in younger players as La Roja look to recover from the failure in Qatar.
That is a policy which will suit Bajcetic as he looks to establish himself not only at Liverpool but on the international stage further down the line.
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