Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp may very well be pressured into promoting Caoimhin Kelleher

Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp doesn’t need to lose Caoimhin Kelleher this summer season however could also be pressured into letting his back-up goalkeeper depart. The Republic of Ireland keeper is looking out for normal begins after a number of seasons as Alisson’s understudy.

The 24-year-old is extremely rated at Anfield and has gained the hearts of supporters together with his contributions in current campaigns, turning into famend for his penalty-saving heroics. But Kelleher has now reached an age the place he needs to be enjoying recurrently.

And with Alisson the agency first selection at Liverpool after one other world-class season, the Reds face the prospect of shedding their dependable No 2 within the coming weeks. This is Anfield are reporting that Klopp ideally needs to maintain the Irishman for not less than yet one more yr.

But Kelleher performed simply 5 instances final season, and eight the yr earlier than that. He is competing with Gavin Bazunu, the Southampton shot-stopper, to be Ireland’s No 1 and his countryman performed 32 instances within the Premier League final time period against this.

As such, ought to a sexy provide arrive this summer season, Kelleher can be eager to discover it. And Klopp’s switch coverage throughout his time on Merseyside has primarily been to permit gamers to go away if a greater alternative is on the desk elsewhere, or in the event that they need to depart.

That may imply, towards his need, the German inexperienced lights an exit for Kelleher this summer season out of thanks for his loyalty up to now few seasons. The keeper has not moaned a few lack of enjoying time regardless of his abilities. 

Any departure would go away Klopp needing to switch him, and ideally with a homegrown participant to keep away from taking on one other non-homegrown area. As it stands, the Reds have simply two such positions accessible.

One goalkeeper who would match into that standards, and who has been linked to Liverpool, is Ron-Robert Zieler of Hannover 96. The former Manchester United participant qualifies as homegrown regardless of being German because of spending time in Manchester between 2005 and 2010.

He by no means made a single look within the Red Devils’ first staff however the ex-Leicester loanee would subsequently keep away from taking on one of many final two non-homegrown spots. That could be helpful given a number of of Liverpool’s different summer season targets would additionally take up these spots – equivalent to Nice’s Khephren Thuram and Borussia Monchengladbach’s Manu Kone.

Liverpool can be eager to have a reliable No 2 given they’ve Europa League soccer to play in 2023-24. If the low-cost signing of Zieler shouldn’t be an choice, 36-year-old Adrian – who has been third selection for the previous three seasons – has signed a contract extension and may very well be promoted to being Alisson’s back-up.