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Mignolet: I can’t face another season on the bench

Ashley ColbournAshley Colbourn1 min read
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Mignolet: I can’t face another season on the bench

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has dropped a hint that he may be on his way out of Anfield in an interview with the Belgian Press.

Sport Witness report that in a lengthy piece with newspaper HLN, Mignolet was pressed continually on his future with the Reds, having become back-up to Lorius Karius in recent times.

When initially asked if he will be at Liverpool next season, he said:

I still have a contract for three seasons and I am not busy with what is going to happen this summer, I work for the team and the World Cup, the rest is for club people and agents.

The Belgian joined the club in 2013 from Sunderland in a deal believed to be worth around £9m.

Earlier this season Mignolet and Karius were heavily rotated before Jurgen Klopp seemingly plumped for his fellow countryman as his number one.

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Mignolet has only made 19 Premier League appearances this term, keeping seven clean sheets and conceding 24 goals in the process.

Mignolet was pushed further on the issue, and when asked whether he could sustain another season as a number two, he replied:

Absolutely not, this is really nothing for me, it has already been too long. I’m much more nervous on the bench than on the pitch, I want to be able to contribute something.

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