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Liverpool: Reds prepared to sell Caoimhin Kelleher this summer

By Chloe Chadwick

Posted on 7 February 2023, 7:10

Liverpool are prepared to sell goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher should he request to leave the club this summer, according to reports.

The Lowdown: Kelleher’s confession

The Irishman has worked his way up through the academy ranks at Anfield to become a regular feature of the senior first-team squad in various cup competitions, but he’s yet to be handed his chance in the Premier League.

Alisson continues to be Jurgen Klopp’s number one between the sticks, with the 24-year-old having taken Adrian’s place as the German’s second-choice option.

The 6 foot 2 colossus, however, previously hinted that he would have to consider his options at the end of the season if he wanted more game time, and it sounds like he’s set to do just that.

The Latest: Liverpool open to exit

According to reports via Sports Mole, Kelleher ‘could be on the way out’ of Liverpool in summer to join a club where he’ll be first-choice and able to get regular minutes under his belt.

The Merseyside outfit ‘do not want to lose’ the shot-stopper, but having decided that they won’t send him out on loan next term, will be ‘fair to him’ should he decide to move on.

The Verdict: Demand a respectable fee

Kelleher has been dubbed an Anfield ‘hero’ by Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher, and whilst it will be sad to see such a talented home-grown player leave, the club will be able to use his impressive record to demand a respectable fee.

The Cork native has kept ten clean sheets in 20 senior appearances for the Reds this campaign and previously made an extraordinary name for himself with his penalty-saving antics to win his side the Carabao Cup trophy in 2022.

Kelleher will have no doubt wanted his career to progress with his boyhood club and it’s a real shame that it looks set to be coming to an end, but it will be in his best personal interests to seal a move elsewhere.