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title: "Report claims Galatasaray keen on signing Kostas Tsimikas on loan"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2021-03-02T15:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-03-02T15:00:00Z"
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# Report claims Galatasaray keen on signing Kostas Tsimikas on loan

Galatasaray are interested in signing Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas on loan, according to [https://www.aspor.com.tr/webtv/canli-yayin](https://www.aspor.com.tr/webtv/canli-yayin)*[A Spor](https://www.aspor.com.tr/webtv/canli-yayin)* \[via journalist Giannis Chorianopoulos on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/choria80/status/1366724202141786115?s=20)\].

The left-back has had a frustrating first season at Anfield, having [joined](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/12046303/liverpool-sign-kostas-tsimikas-from-olympiakos-for-11-75m) from Olympiakos last summer.

Tsimikas has been limited to just [five minutes](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/301455/Show/Konstantinos-Tsimikas) of Premier League action in 2020/21, with [injuries](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/konstantinos-tsimikas/verletzungen/spieler/338070) hampering his progress.

The 24-year-old is now wanted by Galatasaray on a temporary basis, with the Greece international having no intention of leaving Liverpool permanently.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

Tsimikas looked a shrewd addition when he came in last year, but he has had a first year to forget on Merseyside.

It is hard to think of a single meaningful impact he has made, with only [five appearances](https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/GamesPerSeason/1372-130) made overall.

Not only this, but Tsimikas’ lack of availability hasn’t allowed Andy Robertson a breather, with the Scot now looking a weary figure because of it.

It makes little sense Liverpool loaning Tsimikas out, however, as it could have a negative impact on squad depth. His second season at Anfield will hopefully be a more productive one.