Liverpool flop Loris Karius is set to join Besiktas on a two-year loan deal, according to reports.
Despite support from Jurgen Klopp after his nightmare Champions League final, Karius was never going to be trusted in goal for the Kop who reacted by shelling out £65million for Alisson Becker.
Karius revealed last month during the club’s pre-season tour of the United States he was not aware of the decision to bag the Brazilian keeper.
And after talks with Klopp, the 25-year-old German will be handed the chance to revive career in Turkey, report sources.
Besiktas are looking to replace Fabri who moved to Fulham in the summer after two years in Istanbul.
Despite his imminent departure, Karius is in Liverpool’s travelling party for tonight’s clash with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
The German keeper was on the bench for the win against West Ham and will be there again tonight before jetting to Turkey within 24 hours to complete the formalities of his switch to the Super Lig giants.
Besiktas have agreed a long-term loan deal for Karius with the option of making the move permanent if all goes well.
The departure of the former Mainz keeper could be bad news for Simon Mignolet. Mignolet,30, has also been frozen out at Anfield and is considering his future with the prospect of playing second fiddle to Alisson this term.
Karius started for Liverpool against Real Madrid in the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final which Liverpool lost 3–1.He was deemed at fault for two of the goals, the first and third; the first after his throw was blocked by Karim Benzema and deflected into the net, and the second after he mishandled Gareth Bale’s 40-yard strike.
After the match, he wept and tearfully apologised to Liverpool fans who remained in the stands. He also stated that his mistakes “lost the team the final”. After the match, Karius received online death threats, mainly on Twitter, with comments directed at him and his children, which prompted Merseyside Police to launch an investigation.
Five days later, Karius underwent an examination at Massachusetts General Hospital. Medics concluded he had suffered a concussion from an elbow to his head, reportedly from Sergio Ramos just minutes before his first mistake. Doctors, however, did not pinpoint the exact moment he was concussed. According to doctor Ross Zafonte, it was possible the concussion affected his performance.Later, in July, Klopp stated that Karius was “100% influenced by his concussion”, leading to his errors, with Klopp saying “We don’t use it as an excuse, we use it as an explanation. For me, it’s 100% the explanation [for his performance]. He was influenced by that knock – that is 100%”.