Republic of Ireland Under-21 prospect Kevin Zefi may be on the cusp of returning to Ireland from Serie A side Roma after lining out for Sligo Rovers in a friendly last night.
Zefi, who left Shamrock Rovers in 2021 for Inter Milan, earned the move to Italy after becoming the youngest ever scorer in the League of Ireland at the age of 15 years for the Hoops' B team in the First Division.
Zefi left Inter to move to Roma last year but has been unable to break into the first-team, only featuring for their U20 side.
While he played for Ireland U21s last year in a match with Sweden, he was then called-up by Albania at the same level, being eligible due to both his parents being from the Balkans country.
His future at international level remains unclear after withdrawing from the Albania squad for the games last March.
Zefi is still under contract with the Serie A side and had been linked with a move to a lower league side in England or Scotland.
However, Sligo may be in the mix for his services with a loan move possible, given Zefi has a year remaining on his contract with the Rome side.
The 20-year-old played 60 minutes of Sligo’s friendly with Mansfield Town last night as a trialist, scoring the only goal for the Bit O’ Red in a 3-1 defeat to the League 1 side.
He featured on the wing in what was a second choice Sligo selection and went on to play behind striker Cian Kavanagh as a number 10 in an impressive display.
Sligo have been contacted for comment.
