Premier League
Caoimhín Kelleher Discusses Future At Liverpool After Mamardashvili Signing
Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher has revealed that he would consider leaving Liverpool in search of regular first-team action.
The 25-year-old started Ireland’s 2-0 Nations League loss to England on Saturday and is expected to play when Greece comes to Dublin on Tuesday.
However, Kelleher is Liverpool’s reserve keeper behind first-choice Alisson Becker and will fall further down the pecking order once Giorgi Mamardashvili arrives from Valencia in July 2025.
Kelleher expressed disappointment upon learning of Liverpool’s agreement for the Georgia international and suggested it might be time for him to leave Anfield.
“I made it clear in the last few years I want to go be a number one and play week in, week out,” he told reporters on Monday.
“The club decided to get another goalkeeper. From the outside looking in, looks like they have decided to go in another direction.
“My ambition has always been clear the last few seasons that I want to be a number one.
“Sometimes, from the outside looking in, it looks like it is 100 percent my decision, but at times, it is not always in my hands.”
Kelleher is a two-time League Cup winner with the Reds, memorably helping them win the 2022 edition against Chelsea by scoring in the penalty shoot-out.
He also stepped in effectively for Alisson last season after the Brazilian sustained a hamstring injury, making a total of 26 appearances.
Nottingham Forest reportedly made several offers for Kelleher before this season but were rebuffed by Liverpool.
Asked how close he came to leaving during the summer, Kelleher said, “My mission was to go out and play and be a number one.
“It has been reported that Liverpool had rejected a few bids as well. It is not always in my hands to make the decision. My ambition is to prove I am good enough to play week in, week out.”
