Liverpool have given Kostas Tsimikas permission to undergo a medical with AS Roma ahead of a loan for the 2025/26 season, with the Italian club to cover his wages.While Liverpool would have preferred a permanent sale, they have agreed a straight loan to send Tsimikas to Serie A, with a one-year temporary move agreed.And the Greece international has now been given permission to travel to Rome to undergo his medical, as per the Athletic‘s James Pearce.A key aspect of the Reds accepting a loan move is the fact that Roma will pay the left-back’s wages for the campaign ahead, according to multiple reports.This should save Liverpool a reported £75,000 per week as he is removed from their payroll for the year.• READ: James McConnell signs new Liverpool contract and joins Ajax on loanThis is seen as a compromise, given the Reds’ previous desire to sell Tsimikas permanently. He will, however, still have another year remaining on his contract come next summer.With Andy Robertson and Milos Kerkez preferred by Arne Slot, Tsimikas hasn’t been included in either of Liverpool’s Premier League squads against Newcastle or Bournemouth, as well as the Community Shield.The 29-year-old now leaves on loan in search of regular football, and Roma could be an ideal fit.While I Giallorossi aren’t in the Champions League, a Europa League triumph is a realistic objective, and the slower nature of Italian football could suit Tsimikas. Despite a strong end to the season, Roma’s fifth-place finish last time around led to Claudio Ranieri vacating his position as manager to take up a role as senior advisor to the ownership.Replacing him in the dugout is Gian Piero Gasperini, the highly-rated manager who led Atalanta to Europa League victory in 2024, beating Xabi Alonso’s domestically unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the final.That final came after Atalanta had won by the same scoreline at Anfield in the quarter-finals, knocking Jurgen Klopp‘s Liverpool out 3-1 on aggregate.When Tsimikas returns next summer, we would expect Liverpool to again seek to sell the Greek permanently, attempting to recoup much of the £11.75 million they paid Olympiakos in 2020.