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Highly-rated Irish goalkeeper rewarded with new Liverpool contract

Caoimhin Kelleher was described as ‘an outstanding talent’ by Jurgen Klopp during pre-season.

IRISH GOALKEEPER CAOIMHIN Kelleher has been rewarded with a new contract by Liverpool after impressing Jurgen Klopp in a number of pre-season appearances earlier this summer.

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The 19-year-old has today committed his future to the Reds having been part of the club’s academy system since 2015.

Kelleher made his first-team debut in a friendly against Blackburn Rovers in July and was part of Klopp’s squad for the pre-season tour of USA, making appearances against Manchester City and Manchester United in the Champions Cup.  

Klopp described the Cork native, who has represented Ireland at underage level, as an ‘outstanding talent’, and today’s news is a further indication of just how highly rated he is at Melwood. 

“I’m very happy to sign a long deal with the club,” the teenager said.

“I’m really enjoying my football here so I was happy to sign. Once the deal came in and I was happy, it was an easy decision really.

“I’ve been doing the same things but getting better every day. Training at Melwood, you improve much more. Alisson and Simon and Kamil are here and we train to the highest level every day.”

Kelleher added: “The manager has said I’m doing really well at the moment and to keep going the way I am. The contract is just a sign of how well I’ve been doing.

“[My ambitions now are] just playing games with the U23s and training here every day. I’m improving every day, training with the players. That’ll be my aim.” 

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    Sep 14th 2022, 7:13 PM

    Didn’t respect her enough to pay the tax bill tho

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    Sep 14th 2022, 7:49 PM

    Joke of a club from top to bottom. As someone has already said, didn’t respect herself enough to pay the tax bill.

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    Sep 14th 2022, 8:18 PM

    Laughing stock

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    Sep 14th 2022, 7:01 PM

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    Sep 15th 2022, 12:09 AM

    Rangers are the football equivalent of that guy wearing Union Jack shorts in Marbella getting stuck into the Stella.

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    Sep 14th 2022, 9:05 PM

    Crucial news for the 42 to be reporting here. Very relevant for an Irish website.

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    Sep 14th 2022, 10:27 PM

    @Sloppy Steaks: yes all news sites should be domestic news only. I love a bubble.

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    Sep 15th 2022, 12:45 AM

    @Sloppy Steaks: in fairness i thought it newsworthy….. it hardly the only piece related to british queens death..i.e games classed off at weekend…. think we as a country is past all the black and white …..there is a grey area we can be ok with…just my thoughts, no doubt abuse to follow

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    Sep 15th 2022, 8:20 AM

    @Sloppy Steaks: Did you post on the PGS article complaining or only this one?

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    Sep 15th 2022, 8:20 AM

    @Marcus Suridius: PSG*

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    Sep 14th 2022, 10:35 PM

    They’re making a right Royal mess of their return to the champions league.

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    Sep 14th 2022, 9:07 PM

    Why is this news?

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    Sep 14th 2022, 11:05 PM

    @Tyrone Smith: why is any British football news?

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    Sep 15th 2022, 10:00 AM

    @Tyrone Smith: 20k views so….

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    Sep 14th 2022, 11:38 PM

    Hahaha. Things you love to see

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