The Liverpool squad which starts next season as champions could look very different to the one which earned them the Premier League title.

Having taken a full season to get to know his players and what is missing from the group, Arne Slot is set to make some big decisions this summer.

That could mean the end for a number of players at Liverpool, as they aim to bow out on a high following an unlikely title success.

For some, their exits may come as surprises, but for Caoimhin Kelleher, it will be anything but.

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Kelleher has developed into a Premier League standard goalkeeper after coming through the Liverpool academy.

But with Alisson Becker still in his way and Giorgi Mamardashvili set to arrive from Valencia, Kelleher knows he must leave to fulfil his dream of being a number one.

And as he prepares to enter the final year of his contract, Liverpool have set their asking price to let the Irishman leave.

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There were plenty of reports from last summer that Kelleher was frustrated at not being allowed to leave Liverpool last year.

However, the 26-year-old will likely be pleased that he did end up staying put.

Having seen Alisson go down injured again, Kelleher has made 20 appearances this season.

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10 of those matches have come in the Premier League and according to The Athletic, Liverpool themselves believe Kelleher was actually ‘key’ to them ending the year as champions.

It’s claimed that the keeper standing in so comfortably for Alisson is seen internally as a big reason for Liverpool winning the title.

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Nevertheless, with Mamardashvili reportedly expected to take Kelleher’s place as number two, the Reds are preparing to sell the Ireland international.

And despite his contract having just one year left to run, Liverpool are said to value Kelleher at around £30m this summer.

Reporting on Kelleher’s situation at Anfield, Newcastle based outlet The Chronicle claim that the goalie could actually be valued at closer to £40m by Liverpool.

They report that Newcastle are interested in Kelleher as they look for a long-term successor to Nick Pope.

However, although it’s claimed that Kelleher is indeed expected to leave the Reds, he will reportedly only join a club where he is absolutely guaranteed of a starting spot.

In contrast to The Athletic’s information, The Chronicle also report that it could take up to £40m to prise Kelleher away from Liverpool.

There certainly will be no shortage of interested parties in Liverpool’s ‘outstanding’ number two, but with just 12 months left on his contract, the Reds cannot afford to price themselves – and Kelleher – out of a move again.
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