Loris Karius has joined Turkish Super Lig side Besiktas on an initial two-year loan that will likely draw his troubled Liverpool career to a close. Karius arrived from Mainz in 2016, hailed as the saviour of the Reds’ long-term problems between the sticks. Voted the second-best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga in his final season with Jurgen Klopp‘s old club, behind only Manuel Neuer, the German was expected to settle as No. 1. But a broken hand in his first pre-season, followed by a difficult start on his return to the side, saw him fall behind Simon Mignolet, before reclaiming his place at the start of 2018. After a strong run of form, however, a miserable night in the Champions League final—hampered with concussion, no less—put paid to his time on Merseyside. The signing of Alisson in a then world-record deal with Roma, and the failure to sell Simon Mignolet, has therefore seen Liverpool agree a complicated deal with Besiktas. Karius has joined the Istanbul club for two years, with the Reds receiving £2.25 million, and will move permanently for £7.25 million if he meets performance-based targets. Liverpool will also have a 20 percent sell-on clause if the deal becomes permanent. He is also believed to have signed a new one-year contract with his parent club, however, with an option to extend this by a further 12 months if he returns in 2020. The 25-year-old’s switch to Turkey is likely to see Mignolet remain as Alisson‘s backup, with Kamil Grabara and Caoimhin Kelleher vying for the role of third choice. While it is far from the situation both Karius and Liverpool envisaged two years ago, this should be a beneficial deal for the stopper as he looks to rebuild his reputation on the continent. This Is Anfield wish Loris all the best!<doc-sep>The German goalkeeper has moved to Turkey on a two-year agreement after falling behind Alisson in the pecking order at Anfield Loris Karius has ended his Liverpool nightmare by joining Besiktas on loan. Goal revealed earlier on Saturday that the 25-year-old was heading to Turkey to complete a move away from Anfield. The German goalkeeper made two dreadful errors in Liverpool's Champions League final loss to Real Madrid in May, with those mistakes edging him towards the exits. The Reds subsequently splashed out £65 million ($83m) on Brazil international Alisson from Roma - a world-record transfer fee for a goalkeeper at the time. And Karius has now been allowed to leave and rebuild his career in the Turkish Super Lig side after agreeing a two-year loan to Besiktas. Article continues below Karius was named on the bench for Liverpool's Premier League opener, a 4-0 defeat of West Ham, but was omitted from the squad for Monday's trip to Crystal Palace and Saturday's win against Brighton and Hove Albion. He made 49 appearances for Liverpool after arriving from Mainz in 2016. "Everybody at LFC wishes Loris the best of luck during his loan spell," read a Liverpool statement.<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Get our LFC newsletter for the best Reds coverage Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius has joined Besiktas on a two-year loan deal. The 25-year-old is set to spend the remainder of 2018-19 at the Turkish club before taking on the 2019-20 season with the Super Lig outfit. Besiktas have started their campaign with back-to-back league victories. Liverpool s truck a £9.5million deal earlier this week before the German shot-stopper was withdrawn from the Liverpool squad that beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on Monday evening. (Image: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) Karius made 49 appearances for the Reds since joining the club from Mainz in 2016 and was named on the bench for Liverpool’s opening Premier League fixture of the season, against West Ham United. Besiktas contested the first leg of their Europa League play-off against Partizan on Thursday and continue their league schedule at home to Antalyaspor on Sunday evening. A spokesman for Liverpool said: "Everybody at LFC wishes Loris the best of luck during his loan spell."<doc-sep>Liverpool have confirmed goalkeeper Loris Karius has joined Besiktas on a two-year loan deal. The 25-year-old was named on the bench for Liverpool's opening Premier League fixture of the season against West Ham, but left out of the squad against Crystal Palace and Brighton. On Friday, Besiktas appeared to confirm the arrival of the Liverpool keeper with a graphic of him on their Twitter page, and the move was completed on Saturday. The Turkish club have started their Super Lig campaign with two wins and are tied 1-1 with Partizan in the Europa League play-offs. Image: Karius apologised to Liverpool fans on social media after their loss in the Champions League final Karius made 49 appearances for the Reds after joining from Mainz in 2016. Thirty-three of those appearances came last season, where he came under fire for his performance in the Champions League final, which included two errors that led to goals in the 3-1 defeat against Real Madrid. He was in tears at the final whistle and the Reds decided to sign Roma's Alisson, subsequently signing the Brazil 'keeper in a then world-record £67m transfer.<doc-sep>
Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images Besiktas have completed the signing of Loris Karius from Liverpool on a two-year loan deal, and it was confirmed on Saturday. News the deal had gone through came courtesy of the team's official Twitter account: Christian Falk of Sport Bild posted the following snap of the stopper on Saturday afternoon seemingly flying out to Turkey for his medical. Karius departs Anfield following the signing of Alisson Becker from Roma in the summer, with the Brazilian arriving in what was then a world-record transfer. According to Sky Sports, Besiktas will pay £1.25 million for each year of the loan transfer, as well as another £1.79 million when the temporary move comes to an end. Karius arrived at Liverpool in 2016 from Mainz with a reputation as one of the best young goalkeepers in Europe, although he never convinced when handed a starting berth. Last term he was made first choice by manager Jurgen Klopp and played a big role in the Reds reaching the UEFA Champions League final. However, the German made two massive errors in the final that eventually helped Real Madrid to a 3-1 win. OptaJoe commented on what was a disappointing end to the 2017-18 campaign for the 25-year-old: Video Play Button Videos you might like After making such high-profile errors there were question marks as to whether Karius would be able to bounce back or whether he was good enough to be a starting goalkeeper for the Reds. The signing of Alisson was an emphatic indicator that he doesn't think so. Karius should benefit from getting away from Liverpool after such a catastrophic performance in the Champions League final and will hope to regain some confidence in Turkey. If he can do so, the goalkeeper has the talent to rebuild his career and help the Super Lig giants this term.