Neil Lennon has stated that Caoimhin Kelleher is now playing for his future at Liverpool with the goalkeeper now covering for Alisson Becker.
Injury to the Brazilian international has resulted in Jurgen Klopp turning to the 25-year-old shot-stopper for the last two Premier League games, with Kelleher impressing last night against Sheffield United.
And speaking on Premier Sports Ireland, former Celtic manager Lennon has predicted that this period of Kelleher’s career to be incredibly important for the goalkeeper’s career at Liverpool.
Lennon said on Kelleher’s future: “This is a big spell for him now on a personal level, not just in his career. There’s going to be a lot of Irish fans and potential Irish coaches watching him in this spell.
“Alisson isn’t going to be out for a long time and he hasn’t played a lot of football Caoimhin, he needs to show that he can perform at this level. He has done it in cup finals, in cup games against Premier League opposition, but he hasn’t played a consistent run of games for a long long time.
“That’s why Bazunu is getting the nod ahead of him. In the goalkeeping department, compared to a lot of other countries, Ireland are well off. What you want is that competition and somebody to push. We don’t know if Caoimhin is the one to do that at the minute. From a personal point of view, he needs to play and he needs to play well.”
Caoimhin Kelleher can win transfer away from Liverpool in upcoming games
Whilst Kelleher might be dreaming of staying on at Liverpool and one day replacing Alisson, the reality is that this scenario will not be happening anytime soon.
The 25-year-old goalkeeper is simply too far off from competing with the Anfield no. 1, who is one of the best in the world in his position.
Yet for Kelleher, these upcoming games could result in the Irish international winning a transfer away from Liverpool, which arguably should have happened in the summer window this year.
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