Goalkeeper ‘In A Dead End’ Despite Aston Villa And Liverpool Interest

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Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu could be ‘in a dead end’ in the summer transfer window, despite being on the radar at Premier League sides Aston Villa and Liverpool. The German goalkeeper also played an integral part in Freiburg’s run to the Europa League final, in which they ultimately lost to Aston Villa, but he managed to keep five clean sheets in the tournament.

He has been refusing to extend his Freiburg contract though and was told after the Europa League final he would not play again for the club. He is now dependent upon the transfer dominos falling in his favour and though he is on the radar at Aston Villa, Liverpool and Chelsea, he is ‘not among the top options’ for any of the three.

Both clubs will want to address the goalkeeper situation in the upcoming summer transfer window, as Martinez’s exit without a proper replacement could create problems for Aston Villa and Alisson’s departure would add to the list of star players leaving Anfield this summer. Atubolu now faces a wait to see what happens at Premier League sides as he tries to get a move away from Freiburg.