Liverpool are near signing goalkeeper Freddie Woodman on a free switch, making him the third new ‘keeper by way of the door this summer season.
The Reds have already got Giorgi Mamardashvili and teen Armin Pecsi arriving, following the departures of Caoimhin Kelleher, Vitezslav Jaros and Harvey Davies (the final two on mortgage).
It was anticipated that Pecsi, the 20-year-old Hungarian, would act as third-choice ‘keeper, however it has now emerged that Woodman, a former Newcastle United participant, is near agreeing a transfer to Merseyside.
Reported by the Occasions‘ Paul JoyceWoodman will present cowl for Alisson and Mamardashvili.
Crucially, Woodman, an skilled stopped however nonetheless not a veteran at age 28, counts as a homegrown participant and thus wouldn’t take up a non-homegrown participant spot within the Reds’ squad.
A former England under-21 worldwide, Woodman is out of contract and thus out there totally free, having been a key participant for the Championship aspect within the final three seasons – profitable the Lilywhites’ participant of the yr in his first season at Deepdale.
Woodman was on the books of Newcastle for eight years from 2014 to 2022, taking in six mortgage spells, together with at Swansea Metropolis and Bournemouth.
He has over 300 senior appearances below his belt, together with 4 within the Premier League and over 200 within the Championship. The London native has 99 cleansheets to his title.
Wooodman would turn into the sixth new arrival this summer season, Mamardashvili, Pecsi, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and Florian Wirtz.
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