Loris Karius unlikely to stay at Besiktas after Super Lig side rule out summer move

Emre Sarigul

March 3, 2020

Loris Karius unlikely to stay at Besiktas after Super Lig side rule out summer move — Besiktas' German goalkeeper Loris Karius fails to stop the goal scored by Sporting Braga's Portuguese forward Paulinho during the UEFA Europa League Group K football match between Sporting Braga and Besiktas, at the Municipal stadium of Braga, on November 7, 2019. (Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP via Getty Images)

Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius is unlikely to remain at Besiktas beyond the end of the season.

The German keeper has been heavily criticized in the Turkish media and it is not difficult to understand why considering he has conceded 94 goals in 65 games – and made several mistakes.

The Sabah newspaper reported today that Karius will not be staying on and that Besiktas are already looking for replacements such as Fulham keeper Fabri.

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As things stand the 25-year-old will return to Liverpool at the end of the current campaign.

Besiktas do have a buy option but have shown no intention of signing Karius on a permanent deal.

Additionally, the club is in a financial crisis. Even if they wanted Karius the Black-Whites would struggle to sign him on a permanent deal.

Karius has conceded 45 goals and in 30 appearances across all competitions this season and kept a total of seven clean sheets.