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title: "Liverpool confirm Karius deal"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2016-05-24T16:33:41Z"
modified: "2016-05-24T16:33:41Z"
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# Liverpool confirm Karius deal

Liverpool have confirmed the arrival of FSV Mainz 05 goalkeeper Loris Karius, after the young German passed a medical on Merseyside.

Karius has arrived in a deal expected to be worth around £4.7million, as Jurgen Klopp’s new look Liverpool starts to take shape. Karius signed a long-term deal with the Reds.

The 22-year-old will battle it out with current shot-stopper Simon Mignolet for the number one spot at Anfield after a nervy season for the Belgian.

Karius has been capped at every youth team for Germany, right up to their U21s squad, but is yet to receive a call-up for the senior side.

Despite his young age, Karius arrives at Anfield with some pedigree under his belt already. He was [voted](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd32-bundesliga-your-team-of-the-season-goalkeepers.jsp) their third best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga last season, with nine clean sheets to his name. Only Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer and Bernd Leno were voted in front of him.