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Loris Karius to return to Liverpool after terminating loan deal with Besiktas following pay dispute

Karius moved to Besiktas on loan after suffering a nightmare performance in goal for Liverpool in the 2017/18 Champions League final against Real Madrid

Adam Hamdani
Monday 04 May 2020 14:17 BST
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Loris Karius has ended his spell at Besiktas
Loris Karius has ended his spell at Besiktas (Getty)

Loris Karius has terminated his loan deal with Besiktas following a pay dispute with the Turkish club.

Karius moved to Turkey on loan after suffering a nightmare performance in goal for Liverpool in the 2017/18 Champions League final against Real Madrid.

The German goalkeeper was to blame for two of Real Madrid’s goals as the Spanish side beat Liverpool 3-1 in Ukraine.

Karius went on to play 54 times across two seasons for Besiktas, but has now called time on his loan spell.

On Instagram, Karius wrote: “Hi everyone, today I terminated my contract with Besiktas.

Karius moved to Turkey after flopping in the Champions League final (Getty)

“It’s a shame it comes to an end like this but you should know that I have tried everything to solve this situation without any problems. I was very patient for months telling the board over and over again. The same things happened already last year. Unfortunately they haven’t tried to solve this situational problem and even refused my suggestion to help by taking a pay cut.

“It’s important to me that you know I really enjoyed playing for this club a lot. Besiktas can be proud of having such passionate fans behind them always giving amazing support. You always supported me in good and bad times and I will always remember you in the best way!

“Also I want to say thank you to all my team-mates, coaching staff including all people working for the club. You welcomed me with arms wide open from day one.”

Karius is reportedly suing the Super Lig outfit for allegedly failing to pay his wages, with his agent, Florian Goll, saying Besiktas had not paid Karius his full contracted amount between October 2019 and March this year.

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