Mignolet Doubts That Karius Move Will Bear Fruit For His Liverpool Future

The Belgian keeper is looking for playing time, whether with the Reds or elsewhere, and finds the Karius loan move “bizarre”. The news of Loris Karius’ two-year loan to Beşiktaş (a deal which, let’s face it, is likely to become permanent) may have bumped Simon Mignolet into the No. 2 slot on Liverpool’s goalkeeping depth chart, but the Belgian keeper is not letting that freshly-squeezed development alter a rather sour view of his current role at the club.

Speaking to Brussels-based Het Laatse Nieuws, the message from Mignolet’s camp seems absolutely clear: he wants to leave, and there are questions about whether or not manager Jürgen Klopp values the Belgian international.

“I have always been clear: I want to play,” Mignolet is quoted as stating. “Number two or number three makes li...