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It speaks to the quality of Caoimhin Kelleher that, at some point, Liverpool’s back-up goalkeeper is going to have a difficult decision to make.
But, with Euro 2024 still some way off, Klopp has been able postpone a tricky conversation with his back-up goalkeeper for another 12 months at least.
But it is also widely accepted that he will not fulfil that huge promise by sitting on the bench waiting for rare opportunities to deputise for Alisson Becker.
Kelleher’s penalty-taking heroics in the League Cup final shootout win over Chelsea have been pored over enough times in recent months.
Despite having just 17 outings in senior club football to his name, the Irishman has already shown himself to have a huge future in the game.
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And that has unsurprisingly sparked fears of a potential departure for a player who proved key to the collection of two trophies last term.
Admittedly, this compromise kicks the can down the road somewhat, not least because Kelleher’s main rival for the Ireland number one jersey, Gavin Bazunu, has just secured a move from Manchester City to Southampton that will see him play regularly.
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