The German net-minder – on a two-year loan from Anfield – will take legal action against his current employers who allegedly owe him €1 million; or four months’ worth of cash. Karius was jeered by his own fans after leaking a weak equaliser against Konyaspor on Sunday.
Luckily for him Besiktas won anyway, as former Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa grabbed a last-gap winner to keep the Black Eagles five points behind second-place Galatasaray. After the match, his manager Senol Gunes sighed: “He was at fault for the goals he conceded. Karius has gone a bit stagnant, something is wrong with his motivation and enthusiasm.
“It’s been like that since the beginning. He doesn’t really feel a part of the team. “It’s something we haven’t been able to work out and, of course, I am partly to blame for this. “Something is wrong, [but] he has also been unlucky.
“He’s talented but it hasn’t worked out and we have a problem. Let me put it this way: if I still had Tolga Zengin available I would play him.”
Karius infamously endured a horrific night in the 2018 Champions League Final for Liverpool, gifting Karim Benzema a bizarre opening goal and then letting Gareth Bale’s strike from distance slip from his grasp and into the net.