Whats the latest on Kelleher, he was talked about as a very serious prospect.
They're giving him games for the under23s, which is great in this day and age where most reserve keepers just vegetate on the bench every week. He was MOM yesterday against Everton. The plan is to let Adrian go pretty soon and then promote this lad.
Here's Andy Lonergan on him:
Ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Andy Lonergan has hailed the ability of third-choice stopper Caoimhin Kelleher, but argued that he needs to go on loan to develop further.
The 36-year-old largely served as a training goalkeeper, allowing the likes of
Alisson and
Adrian to rest between games and providing his younger team-mates with invaluable experience.
One of those he worked closest with was Kelleher, who stepped up as
Jurgen Klopp‘s third choice in 2019/20, making the matchday squad for 16 games, featuring in four of those.
But at 21 and with little experience of senior football so far, Lonergan believes the Irishman—who is part of “the new generation of goalkeeper”—would benefit from a loan move this summer.
“He’s a brilliant ‘keeper, he’s the new generation of goalkeeper. I’m the old generation but he’s so fast,” he told
the Liverpool Echo.
“He’s unbelievable, he’s like a central midfielder with the ball at his feet but he can make saves and is brave. He’s got the lot.
“The only thing he is missing is games. John [Achterberg], Jack Robinson, me and Caoimhin all speak about it.
“He’s not got any experience but I know a lot of keepers with experience who aren’t as good as him. It’s a tough one for him. He needs to play games.
“I presume the plan for him is to go out on loan because no-one is getting past Ali!”