Loris Karius: Can the goalkeeper revive his Liverpool career?

1:00 Loris Karius says Jurgen Klopp wanted to keep him at Liverpool before agreeing to let him join Besiktas on loan

“It’s difficult to say now. If it’s not Liverpool it will be another decent team I am sure, so I am not worried.”

Earlier this month, Karius – whose last competitive appearance for the club was that fateful night in Kiev almost two years ago – revealed he was still in contact with Klopp.

“It’s far too early to say anything about the summer, especially at the moment with no one knowing what exactly will happen because of coronavirus,” he said.

0:58 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp discusses Loris Karius’ loan move to Besiktas

“I mainly message the goalkeeping coach John Achterberg – almost every week. He’s my first point of contact.

“But now and then I also message Jurgen Klopp, I’m in touch with everyone. I’ve never been out of it.”

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What chance a Liverpool return?

Klopp may actually be on the lookout for new No 2 after Adrian’s costly mistake contributed to Liverpool’s Champions League last-16 exit to Atletico Madrid in March.

“He [Adrian] did alright earlier in the season, he was a bit mixed even then and Klopp knows that is perhaps a weakness of Liverpool,” Dave Maddock, the Mirror’s northern football correspondent, told the Sunday Supplement after that clash at Anfield.

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“Alisson getting injured twice in a season is not good and I think you will find that whenever Liverpool do go out and buy players, if it is this summer they will go out and buy a ‘keeper.”

However, with confusion surrounding this summer’s transfer market in light of the coronavirus pandemic, Liverpool may actually opt to stick with their current squad.

That could offer Karius – who is also reportedly interesting Wolves – a way back in at Anfield as Alisson’s back up next season.

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Analysis: Liverpool ready to welcome Karius back

Sky Sports’ Liverpool reporter Vinny O’Connor:

As it stands, Karius will be Liverpool’s player next season, so there is the opportunity to challenge Adrian for that spot as Alisson’s deputy.

There’s certainly been no decision taken to simply offload him and he will return to Liverpool and work with Alisson, Adrian and goalkeeper coach John Achterburg.

Long term, clearly, what the player wants will be important.

Given the high-profile mistakes made in the past and the attention that brings, will he feel comfortable playing for Liverpool again, or ultimately does he feel a new club is the best way to go?

But from Liverpool’s perspective, Karius is their player and they are ready to welcome him back.

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