Liverpool GK coach urges Karius to leave: 'Hopefully there'll be a solution this month'

"In the end it’s down to him, his agent and the club to try to find a solution. Hopefully there will be one this month," Liverpool goalkeeping coach John Achterberg told the Athletic when asked about Loris Karius.

"It doesn’t help anyone to sit for another six months without the feeling that you are really fighting for something. That’s not going to improve him.

"He needs to use his quality to make a career now. Loris has a lot of good qualities.

"If not he will train with us until the end of his contract. If Loris goes then we will look to bring one up from the academy again."

Karius returned to Liverpool last summer after an unsuccessful loan spell with Union Berlin. He failed to find a new club in the summer window and ended up staying at Anfield.

The goalkeeper's contract with the Reds expires at the end of this season. He is a fifth-choice goalie at Liverpool, behind Alisson, Kelleher, Adrian and Pitaluga in the pecking order.