The Reds were keen to sign Alisson

Loris Karius joined Liverpool from Mianz 05 for a fee of £4.75 million on a five-year deal in 2016. He was given the number 1 jersey.

During his debut season, he was in and out of the team as Simon Mignolet was the club’s first choice goalkeeper. The Belgian continued as number 1 in the first two months of the last campaign but was eventually dropped after inconsistent performances on a regular basis.

Jurgen Klopp confirmed that the German goalkeeper will be the first choice goalkeeper last October, ahead of the the 30 year old. He grabbed the opportunity with two hands and was very impressive for the Reds for the rest of the campaign.

The 25 year managed to keep 10 clean sheets and conceded 17 goals in 20 appearances in all competitions towards the end of the season and helped the team to reach the Champions League final.

But he was very poor in the in the final against Real Madrid as he gave away two goals and the team eventually lost the match 3-1. It proved that the English side needed a world class goalkeeper for the upcoming season.

The player looked likely to be replaced as Klopp prioritized the signing of Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker.

It has been a meteoric rise for the Brazilian who did not play a single game in Serie A in the 2016-2017 campaign before taking over as the undisputed No.1 last term. He was very impressive for the club domestically and in Europe, keeping 22 clean sheets in 49 games for the club in all competitions.

But the Premier League giants considers the 25 year old too expensive with Real Madrid and Chelsea chasing him now. They were also monitoring Stoke City’s Jack Butland after their relegation but he is also likely to with them.

Karius is set to retain his place in the Liverpool XI next season after preferred transfer target Alisson has been priced out of the club’s plans, reports the Sun . Mignolet likely to stay as the backup keeper.

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