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Joel Matip is set to leave Liverpool once the season ends with Italian clubs keen on the defender, according to reports.

The centre-half has missed large chunks of the season due to a serious knee injury.

He was ruled out for the season after suffering an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament back in December and that has meant he's been unable to prove his worth as his contract winds down.

Italian outlet Corriere Della Sera claims that Matip is open to moving to Rome and, as a result, has kept tabs on the progress of both Roma and Lazio.

He's been present for all their success under the German and, despite leaving the dugout, the Liverpool manager had hoped the club would show some class and offer him a new deal despite his lay off.

Klopp believes that his years of service for the club should afford him some generosity from Liverpool while he undergoes rehabilitation.

He said recently: “I’m pretty sure the club will show their class, just how they should do.

“I’m pretty sure the club told Joel already that whatever happens so long as he is injured.

But yes he deserves all the support from us and he will get it."

Quizzed further on if that meant the club would give him a new contract, Klopp replied: “I would say so but it’s not my decision in the end.