Liverpool have rejected a proposal from Portugal for 20-year-old goalkeeper Fabian Mrozek, although the younger Pole might nonetheless be anticipated to go away this summer time.
Mrozek spent the completely of the 2023/24 marketing campaign coaching as a part of Jurgen Klopp‘s first workforce, working day in, day trip with the likes of Alisson and Caoimhin Kelleher.
However after gaining extra expertise on the pitch with the U21s and travelling with the senior squad, this summer time might carry a change for a participant who turns 21 in September.
In accordance with Polish outlet Meczyki, Liverpool have already turned down a mortgage bid from Portuguese facet Vitoria SC.
That provide, claims journalist Tomasz Wlodarczyk, was “amongst others,” however included an choice to purchase, which doubtless explains the membership’s rejection.
Different sides retain an curiosity in Mrozek, nonetheless, and a summer time mortgage just isn’t dominated out – with two golf equipment in his native Poland in search of an settlement with Liverpool.
These are FKS Stal Mielec and MKS Cracovia, each of whom play within the top-tier Ekstraklasa, with the previous described as “nearer” to signing the younger stopper.
Stal Mielec completed eleventh final season and have Mateusz Kochalski, who received the Ekstraklasa’s Goalkeeper of the Yr award, as their No. 1.
Cracovia, in the meantime, completed thirteenth and depend Sebastian Madejski as their first selection, whereas centre-back Kamil Glik is probably the most notable identify of their squad.
Liverpool might be cautious relating to granting a mortgage to both membership, significantly given the struggles of one other goalkeeper, Jakub Ojrzynski, out on mortgage.
Ojrzynski, a compatriot of Mrozek’s, joined Polish facet Radomiak Radom on a season-long deal in 2022/23, however noticed his keep terminated in January on account of an absence of appearances.
A change to Dutch outfit Den Bosch fared little higher final season, and he now returns to Merseyside this summer time with doubts over his future.
Mrozek is clearly rated extremely amongst workers at Liverpool, however his subsequent transfer comes amid main change within the goalkeeping division, with head of goalkeeping John Achterberg becoming a member of Al-Ettifaq.
Achterberg spent 15 years with the Reds and developed an encyclopaedic information of not solely goalkeepers on the membership, but additionally those that have since left and, clearly, the perfect youth and senior skills worldwide.
Becoming a member of the Dutchman by the exit was assistant Jack Robinson, with 33-year-old Fabian Otte arriving as new head of first-team goalkeeper teaching.
Brazil legend Claudio Taffarel will stay as a part of the workers, however Mrozek’s choice comes with uncertainty over the state of affairs at Liverpool as an entire.