Liverpool's Calvin Ramsay Joins St Mirren on Loan

Liverpool’s summer rebuild is still crackling with activity – and not just on the incoming front.

While talks continue over ambitious moves for Bradley Barcola and Yankuba Minteh, the club has quietly taken a decisive step with one of its forgotten prospects: Calvin Ramsay is heading back to Scotland, joining St Mirren on loan for the 2026/27 season.

Big targets, bigger price tags

Liverpool remain in the market for wide players, but the numbers on the table are eye-watering.

Barcola is being quoted at around £120m, with Paris Saint-Germain prepared for the 23-year-old’s departure according to multiple reports. On the south coast, Brighton are steadily cranking up the pressure over Minteh. Their valuation of the 22-year-old has climbed to £80m as they look to squeeze every last pound out of any deal.

Whether Richard Hughes is prepared to go that high is another matter entirely. Liverpool, as newly crowned 2024/25 Premier League champions, have the financial muscle, but there is a very real prospect they simply walk away if the fees don’t come down.

While those negotiations simmer, the other side of the operation can’t stand still.

Outgoings take shape

Liverpool are also clearing the decks.

Stefan Bajcetic, Federico Chiesa and Harvey Elliott are all set to leave as the club reshapes Arne Slot’s squad. The strategy is clear: trim, refine, and create room – financially and tactically – for the next phase of the project.

One move is already done and dusted. Ramsay’s switch to St Mirren has been confirmed, handing the full-back a fresh start and, in truth, all but closing the book on his Liverpool career.

Ramsay’s Anfield chapter fades out

Ramsay arrived at Anfield from Aberdeen in 2022 for a little over £4m, a Scotland international full-back viewed as a high-upside project. What followed was a stop-start story that never really got going.

Injuries and competition for places pushed him to the fringes. Loans to Preston, Bolton, Wigan and Kilmarnock offered minutes but not momentum. By the time Slot assessed his options last season, some Liverpool supporters felt Ramsay had been discarded too quickly, especially given the club’s obvious issues at right-back.

The numbers tell their own tale: just four senior appearances for Liverpool, all under Jurgen Klopp, before the club effectively decided his future lay elsewhere.

St Mirren offer a lifeline

Now comes the reset.

At St Mirren, Ramsay is not a squad filler. He is a key piece. Manager Craig McLeish has already set the tone, describing the defender’s qualities as “exceptional” and framing the season as pivotal for the 23-year-old.

"It's a really important year for Calvin where he needs to find regular football to help kick on his career and we're happy to give him that platform because we get an exceptional young player to add to our group," McLeish said, speaking to BBC Sport.

The terms of the move speak volumes. Ramsay is contracted to Liverpool until 2027, yet the club have allowed him to see out that deal on loan, effectively giving him a three-year runway to impress future employers rather than fight his way back into their plans.

For Liverpool, it’s a clean emotional break without the immediate paperwork of a permanent sale. For Ramsay, it’s a chance to rebuild his reputation in the Scottish Premiership, far from the glare of Anfield but with his career very much on the line.

Liverpool’s transfer window will be judged on whether they land players like Barcola or Minteh. Ramsay’s story will be judged on something far simpler: can he turn “exceptional talent” into a career that finally matches the promise?