Report: Liverpool to let Kamil Grabara join PAOK on season-long loan

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Liverpool goalkeeper Kamil Grabara is nearing the Anfield exit with the fringe player attracting interest from Greek outfit PAOK, according to the Liverpool Echo.

The 21-year-old highly-rated custodian is set to join the former champions on a season-long loan.

Grabara penned a long-term contract with Liverpool in the summer of 2019 and spent last season plying his trade with Huddersfield Town in the Championship.

He played 28 times for the Terriers but missed the closing stages of the campaign with a serious injury.

Grabara suffered a concussion and a bleed on the brain during a game against Hull City in January and returned to Liverpool before the season restarted.

Liverpool have Alisson Becker as their number one goalkeeper and his form since signing from Roma in 2018 has been sensational.

In reserve, the Reds have former West Ham United stopper Adrian and youngster Caoimhin Kelleher waiting in the wings should anything happen to Alisson.

With that in mind, Grabara’s chances of forcing his way into Jurgen Klopp’s first-team do look slim and another loan move should do him the world of good.

The young stopper was one of Klopp’s first signings when he arrived at Liverpool.

Shortly after signing Marko Grujic, the Reds boss pounced to sign Grabara – then a teenager – for just £250,000 from Ruch Chorzow (The Guardian).

Potential

The fact that Liverpool want to loan out the goalkeeper once again perhaps suggests that Klopp is keen to continue keeping a close eye on his development.

Grabara looked decent during his time at Huddersfield and with Adrian in the twilight of his career, he might be viewed as a future Liverpool first-team player.

The Polish keeper simply needs to continue playing and keep proving to Klopp that he is capable of making the grade in the Premier League.

The Liverpool boss is well-renowned for trusting his younger players and there’s no reason why Grabara can’t step off the conveyor belt of talent just yet.