Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher has been unable to increase his game appearances due to the thick wall of 31-year-old goalkeeper Alison Becker, who is also a regular in the Brazilian national team.
He is basically a cup contender, and despite being 25 years old, he has played only 43 games for the first team.
This season, Liverpool has been strong and even reached the final of the Carabao Cup. In addition, their regular goalie was out injured and missed several months of games.
During that period, he was brought in to protect the goalmouth and saved the team with a number of super saves.
The 25-year-old goalkeeper has seen his valuation jump from a transfer fee of reportedly 20 million pounds due to his most recent successes.
Former U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard, who also played for Everton and Manchester United and has made many appearances in the Premier League, is expected to be targeted by several clubs.
“I think this will give him a really good taste of football and think, ‘I can play at this level, I can be a number one somewhere’.”
“And by the way, it might not be his decision, I think there’ll be a lot of teams knocking on Liverpool’s door saying ‘we want this kid.’ He’s very, very good.”
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He would like to play every week at the club level as well, in order to win a place as a defender for the Irish national team as well. However, the Brazilian goalkeeper is likely to give up his spot when he returns, and is likely to return to the bench once again.
Brentford and Brighton were keen on him last summer, and Nottingham Forest made an offer this winter. Celtic of Scotland are also on the list, and top league clubs are all looking to sign the Irish goalkeeper.
As expected from the former U.S. national team goalkeeper, the second goalkeeper should also be the subject of rumors of his departure from Anfield in this summer’s transfer market, but will this be his last season with Liverpool?