Caoimhin Kelleher 'could look at January move' as Liverpool star makes wishes clear

Liverpool could beryllium astir to suffer of of their starring deputies successful Caoimhin Kelleher, arsenic the shot-stopper has been tipped to question retired a January power distant from Anfield

Liverpool's back-up goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher could beryllium connected the determination successful January, according to Reds icon John Barnes.

Long utilized arsenic an incredibly susceptible deputy during cupful competitions - with a notable knack for punishment shootouts - Irish goalkeeper Kelleher proved to beryllium a invaluable plus astatine Anfield nether Jurgen Klopp and could beryllium nether caller antheral Arne Slot.

However, 1 of the champion successful the world betwixt the sticks, Alisson, is ne'er going to beryllium ousted, and with the nine completing the signing of different promising shot-stopper, Giorgi Mamardashvili - who volition articulation the nine adjacent year - Kelleher's aboriginal connected Merseyside is looking bleak and saw him the taxable of transportation offers this summer.

Barnes believes Kelleher is so talented capable to assertion the fig 1 spot erstwhile Alisson's tenure ends, but helium whitethorn spot it acceptable to permission the nine soon - contempt possibly being talented a uncommon league commencement this play against Bournemouth.

The Irish shot-stopper opened up astir his frustrations aft nary woody was done during this summertime window, contempt reported offers having travel successful for the 25-year-old.

"I've made it wide successful the past fewer years that I privation to spell and beryllium a fig 1 and play week in, week out," Kelleher revealed whilst connected planetary duty.

"The club's made that determination to get different goalkeeper and from the extracurricular looking in, it looks similar they've made a determination to spell successful a antithetic direction.

"It's been reported that Liverpool person rejected a fewer bids arsenic well. My ambition is wide that I deliberation I'm bully capable and I privation to spell retired and beryllium it."

Barnes has admitted that helium feels somewhat atrocious for the often awesome Kelleher, who he's tipped to either enactment astatine Anfield and combat for his presumption arsenic fig 1 adjacent erstwhile Mamardashvili arrives, oregon look to permission the nine arsenic soon arsenic possible.

"What I find absorbing is, erstwhile you've got Ali, who’s the champion goalkeeper successful the satellite and the fig one, past you'll person to bash thing bonzer to instrumentality and clasp his place," Barnes told Ladbrokes, the authoritative betting spouse of Liverpool FC.

"I don't deliberation Kelleher’s nether immoderate illusions that helium was Liverpool's fig one, but helium would beryllium reasoning astir the future, due to the fact that Ali is not going to beryllium determination everlastingly and it’s the signing of Giorgi Mamardashvili that has made Kelleher question that (his Anfield future).

"Giorgi Mamardashvili was 1 of the champion goalkeepers astatine the European Championships. He isn’t joining until adjacent year, and determination are parts of his crippled that he’ll beryllium moving connected portion he’s playing for Valencia this season.

"Kelleher volition consciousness similar helium is bully capable to beryllium the antheral to instrumentality Ali’s gloves erstwhile helium departs. Perhaps that’s wherefore helium said what helium said - it felt similar a knee-jerk reaction. Kelleher volition cognize determination is simply a constricted magnitude of games that helium is apt to play with Ali successful the squad.

"Perhaps helium volition look astatine a determination successful January, but I can’t spot a script wherever Liverpool let that to happen. I deliberation helium stays, and I deliberation helium fights it out."

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