Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed he expects the club to seal a short-term deal for goalkeeper Andy Lonergan.
As the ECHO reported earlier today, the veteran keeper has agreed terms for a one-year contract with the Reds.
Klopp's side have some problems between the sticks with Alisson out for a 'few weeks' with a calf injury.
Adrian was recently recruited after Simon Mignolet left on a permanent transfer - and now Lonergan is also set to be drafted in to bolster Liverpool's options.
Lonergan, 35, is set to be on the bench for Wednesday's Super Cup clash against Chelsea.
Klopp said: "The situation was even more difficult a few weeks ago because of injuries, but Caoimhin Kelleher is now in his final steps for being completely back.
“He’s training only [for] five days or so, catching balls and all that stuff, it looks all good but of course we have to find a solution in the short term and that will be, if nothing happens from now to then, Andy Lonergan.
“He was in with us, he’s a brilliant character, a really nice lad and helped us a lot in the pre-season and now we decided to work together with him.
“So that’s a very experienced solution but in the moment when Caoimhin is back then obviously Adrian is No.1, Caoimhin probably No.2 but we have to see how then he can have some games with the U23s or U21s [so] that he gets match practice as well.
“We have to see how that works but that’s then how we cover that situation.”
Speaking to liverpoolfc.com, the boss indicated that Longeran will take his place among the substitutes for the Super Cup.
Klopp said: “I think so. I didn’t speak to John [Achterberg] yet about that, we spoke a lot about the goalie situation apart from what we have to do [on Wednesday].
“We will see but we can have obviously a lot of players on the bench there which is good and I think Andy will be one of them.”
