Loris Karius given warm welcome in Turkey by Besiktas fans
Karius sealed two-year loan move to Besiktas last week with his stock having fallen at Anfield since the Champions League final in May.
The German, signed from Mainz for £4.7million in the summer of 2016, replaced Simon Mignolet as Klopp’s No 1 last January.
But after a solid spell as first-choice shot-stopper, Karius committed two critical mistakes in a 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the Reds’ European final.
And another error in pre-season at Tranmere Rovers, with Karius’ confidence still looking shot, saw Liverpool snap up highly-rated Brazil keeper Alisson Becker for £65m in late July.
Loris Karius joined Besiktas last weekend (Image: GETTY)
Loris Karius is unlikely to ever play for Liverpool again (Image: GETTY)
That dropped Karius down the pecking order but he was still expected to stay on Merseyside with Mignolet the one predicted to be sold in search of consistent game-time.
But Karius joined Besiktas in a deal that will see him join the Turkish club on a permanent basis if he makes a certain number of appearances.
The 25-year-old will hope to rebuild his career in Istanbul and was greeted by thousands of Besiktas fans upon landing in the country last weekend.
Yet Karius, speaking out about his Besiktas move, has revealed that Klopp planned to keep hold of him for the current campaign.
Loris Karius was unveiled as a Besiktas player yesterday and later took part in training (Image: GETTY)
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Loris Karius made 49 appearances in two seasons at Liverpool (Image: GETTY)
He told media at a press conference: “Jurgen Klopp told me he would like to have me in the squad because he wants to have the best quality players.
"But I spoke to him, I told him my wish and that it was important for me to make this move and play for Besiktas.
"I talked with him for a long time and he understands my situation. Then, I think it was a good deal for everyone so he wished me well but he said he would have liked to keep me, yes."
And Karius also revealed his desire to put his horrific evening in Kiev in the past having had to deal with intense scrutiny since then.
Loris Karius revealed that Jurgen Klopp wanted to keep him (Image: GETTY)
Loris Karius was signed by Jurgen Klopp two years ago (Image: GETTY)
"This is life, this is football," Karius added. "If you give the circumstances - with the serious injury [concussion] as well - that you don't know in what way it affected me, you have to move on.
"It was an unlucky day, but it's football. I don't think a lot of players reach a Champions League final. If you look at how many goalkeepers in the league reach a Champions League final, I don't know. So, it was a great achievement.
"Unfortunately, on this day we were unlucky and it wasn't the best performance. But there was a lot of things that came together, it's in the past now and I look forward to the future."
Besiktas have paid a £2.25million fee to sign Karius on loan for two years and will pay a further £7.25m if the deal becomes permanent. A 20 per-cent sell on clause will also be included.