Brentford agree potential £18m deal for Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher
A reported initial fee of £12.5m for the second-choice Liverpool goalkeeper can rise to £18m if performance-related requirements are met.
Ireland's Kelleher, who has a year left on his contract at Anfield, played over a quarter of the champions' Premier League matches this season when first-choice Alisson Becker was injured.
Caoimhin Kelleher is your @carlsberg Player of the Match in our victory over RB Leipzig 🙌 pic.twitter.com/23BxuOJGol
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 23, 2024
His move away from the Merseyside club has been heavily reported, with Giorgi Mamardashvili joining the club in July after Liverpool confirmed the signature of the Valencia keeper last summer.
Kelleher's switch to west London comes with 31-year-old Bees keeper Mark Flekken set to join Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.
The transfer is the first of what is set to be a busy window at Gtech Community Stadium, with 20-goal winger Bryan Mbuemo expected to leave the club.
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