Liverpool manager Arne Slot has firmly ruled out any possibility of goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher leaving the club during the January transfer window, despite his reduced role since Alisson’s return to fitness.
Kelleher has been demoted back to second-choice goalkeeper following Alisson’s recovery, though he remains set to start in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup quarter-final against Southampton.
Softfootball gathers that Slot addressed Kelleher’s situation directly while speaking to the club’s official website. He said:
Being a No2 I agree with you is one of the most difficult jobs in football, if the first goalkeeper is always available, because you work for the whole season and you hardly ever have the chance to play.
Slot went on to praise the Irishman’s professionalism and the minutes he’s managed to accumulate despite his backup role. He added:
Unfortunately for us, but good for him, he has already got quite a lot of minutes.
There will be players who have had far less playing time than him. I think he can look back at the first half of the season for himself as a positive.
