Keeper still without a new club
German goalkeeper Loris Karius is leaving Liverpool for good. This was announced by coach Jürgen Klopp’s club on Thursday. The contract of the 28-year-old, who played his last game for the Reds more than four years ago and has since been loaned out to Besiktas Istanbul and 1. FC Union Berlin, expires at the end of the month. Its market value had recently fallen to EUR 1.5 million – the lowest value since the summer of 2014.
Karius moved to Liverpool from FSV Mainz 05 in 2016. He made 49 appearances in his first two seasons at Anfield and was a first-choice goalkeeper when the side reached the Champions League final in 2017/18. There, however, the goalkeeper played a major role in the 3-1 defeat against Real Madrid with two serious mistakes. The final in Kyiv on May 26, 2018 was also his last competitive game for Liverpool.
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Brazilian keeper Alisson Becker had ousted Karius as number 1 in Liverpool goal. The German goalkeeper later slipped further down the rankings and was no longer part of the squad after returning from Berlin. Liverpool goalkeeper coach John Achterberg advised the German to leave last winter: “It doesn’t help anyone to sit around for another six months without feeling like you’re really fighting for something. This will not improve him. He has to use his quality to make a career now. Loris has many good qualities.”
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