Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic is set to join Sporting Lisbon on a season-long loan after a sudden change of heart, a source close to the Premier League club has told ESPN FC.
The Serbian will spend the 2016-17 season in Portugal the under the tutelage of Jorge Jesus, the manager Markovic played under at Benfica prior to his move to Liverpool.
The source revealed the player performed a "big U-turn," having initially told Liverpool officials he did not want a return to Portugal.
Markovic has faced an uncertain future at Anfield after struggling to adapt to English football following his move from Benfica in the summer of 2014.