Former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius has joined Premier League side Newcastle United on a short-term deal.
The German international made the move to Merseyside from Mainz in 2016 and made just shy of 50 appearances for the club. He's had loan spells at Union Berlin and Besiktas in recent seasons and departed Liverpool this summer following the expiration of his contract.
Newcastle confirmed the signing on Monday and the 29-year-old joins them on a short-term deal until January, with the option to extend until the end of the campaign. It is understood the club moved for Karius following an injury to goalkeeper Karl Darlow.
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Manager Eddie Howe told their club website : "We are pleased to add Loris to our goalkeeping group. He is a very good goalkeeper with Premier League and European experience and he will provide competition and support over an important part of the season."
Karius says the project at Newcastle is 'exciting' and revealed his desire to return to the Premier League played a big part in his decision to move to St James' Park.
He said: "I'm excited. It's a good project to be apart of and it didn't take me long to make my decision. It's good to be here now, to get to know everyone, my teammates and to start working.
"Coming back to the Premier League, the best league in the world. Newcastle have a great coach, they're building something really exciting and they play good football. I felt it's the right project for me to be part of and do my best to help the club move forward to where they want to go."
Karius joins Newcastle to provide competition for number one Nick Pope, who also joined the Magpies this summer in a £10m move from Burnley. On pushing for a place in the starting line-up, the former Liverpool man added: "Obviously my aim is to help first of all him (Pope) by pushing him to make good performances. But also I want to progress myself, and if there's game-time then that will be great for me.
"I want to support the other boys and to play my part in the team for us to be successful. If there's game-time, that's even better. Otherwise, I support the other boys."
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