Liverpool keeper Kelleher set to join Brentford: reports
Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher is set to sign for Brentford in a deal that could rise to £18 million ($24 million), according to reports on Sunday.
Kelleher was backup to Liverpool's first-choice keeper Alisson Becker during their Premier League title-winning campaign this season.
Although the Ireland international featured 10 times in the league when Alisson was injured, he was keen to leave Anfield in search of regular first-team action.
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