Arne Slot head coach of Liverpool during the final training session of the season at AXA Training Centre on May 24, 2025 in Kirkby, England.Arne Slot head coach of Liverpool during the final training session of the season at AXA Training Centre on May 24, 2025 in Kirkby, England.
Arne Slot head coach of Liverpool during the final training session of the season at AXA Training Centre on May 24, 2025 in Kirkby, England. | Liverpool FC via Getty Images
A number of Liverpool players could be on their way out of the club this summer
The city of Liverpool will be in party mode in the coming days as the Reds prepare to lift the Premier League title before parading it around the streets of Merseyside on Monday.
Arne Slot’s men are Premier League champions and the supporters fortunate enough to get a ticket inside Anfield will be able to take in the famed moment in the club’s history, as Virgil van Dijk will be the man to hold aloft the side’s 20th top-flight crown.
For some players, it could be the final time they appear at Anfield in a Liverpool shirt. Trent Alexander-Arnold is already a confirmed exit this summer as he will leave when his contract expires.
Liverpool will ‘accept right offer’ for Caoimhin Kelleher
He has named Aston Villa as a suitor while the likes of Leeds United, Newcastle United, Chelsea and Bournemouth have all been credited with an interest in recent months. Leeds’ interest was reported on just this month. Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez has been linked with a surprise exit this summer while Leeds are looking to replace Illan Meslier after securing promotion to the Premier League.
O’Rourke said: “Liverpool would be open to selling him this summer, and will accept the right offer, especially with the player entering the final year of his contract at Anfield. Villa will be looking at a number of goalkeepers I’m sure to replace Martinez, who will be leaving behind some big gloves to fill.”
Caoimhin Kelleher ‘unwilling to sign new contract’
It makes sense that Liverpool are preparing to sell Kelleher, despite his impressive performances. The 26-year-old is out of contract in around 12 months and has expressed his desire to become a number one goalkeeper. His place at the club is also less certain with the pending arrival of Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia.
"The club's made that decision to get another goalkeeper and from the outside looking in, it looks like they've made a decision to go in a different direction. My ambition is clear that I think I'm good enough and I want to go out and prove it."
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