Liverpool will not sanction a sale for Simon Mignolet this week, as per the Guardian. The 30-year-old keeper wants to play first-team football but the club want the Belgian to remain as Alisson’s back-up, as per the report.
Mignolet, who earns wages in the region of £60,000-a-week, had branded Liverpool’s decision to loan Loris Karius as “bizarre” and the report claims that the club had rejected a loan deal for the Belgian from Besiktas. The Turkish giants then switched their attention to Karius and the German joined them on a two-year loan.
The Guardian further claimed that the Reds would be happy for Mignolet to move away permanently. The keeper failed to agree on personal terms with Premier League new boys Fulham while Napoli, his preferred destination, did not meet our asking price, as per the report.
Mignolet was speaking to Het Laatste Nieuws (h/t Guardian) where he claimed that Karius’ move does not change his situation as he wants to play games.
The Belgian was further quoted as saying:
“Being No 2 or No 3 makes little difference. Playing minutes is the most important thing. Nobody has said anything to me after the departure of Loris. So I don’t know what my future at Liverpool is. We will see what happens this week.”
Mignolet played 22 times for us last season but saw his No.1 spot snatched away by Karius in the second half of the campaign.
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The Reds have youngster Kamil Grabara on the books but retaining Mignolet to provide back-up for the Brazilian is a better option for the remaining campaign.
