Will 'Blunder King' Karius Return To Anfield?

Loris Karius (Twitter @loriskarius)

JAKARTA - The loan period of 'the king of blunders' Loris Karius will end in Besiktas. Will he return to Anfield?

Karius, 26, joined the Turkish club on a two-year loan from Liverpool in August 2018, a deal that is nearing its end.

The goalkeeper is contracted by the Premier League giants until 2022. So far, he has revealed that he is still in contact with the Reds manager Jurgen Klopp.

"I mainly send messages with goalkeeping coach John Achterberg. Almost every week, he is my first point of contact," Karius told Sport Bild as quoted by Soccerway, Friday, April 17.

"But now and then I also send messages with Jurgen Klopp, I get along well with everyone. I never did not do that."

Karius's last competitive appearance for Liverpool came when he made a fatal blunder against Real Madrid in the 2018 Champions League final.

Karius released the ball for free to Karim Benzema who scored the opener in Los Blancos' 3-1 victory. In the 83rd minute, the Whites added their advantage through a goal by Gareth Bale, again due to Karius' action. The German goalkeeper was not sticky in catching Bale's shot from outside the penalty box.

So far, Hertha Berlin has been the club most linked with a permanent move for Karius. However, the German goalkeeper refused to discuss his future.

"I am not involved in speculation. The fact is that I have a contract at Liverpool until 2022," he said.

"And right now I'm just concentrating on the season at Besiktas. It's too early to say anything about summer, especially now because nobody knows exactly what to do because of the corona."

Will Karius return to Anfield? It's interesting to wait.