Loris Karius has admitted he regrets joining Union Berlin last season and feels he could have challenged for a place at Liverpool.
The German, who hasn't featured for the Reds since his two high-profile mistakes in their 2018 Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid, has spent the past three seasons out on loan, spending two years with Besiktas before returning to the Bundesliga last year.
Now entering the final year of his Liverpool contract, the 28-year-old is keeping his transfer options open ahead of linking up with the Reds for pre-season training next month.
But having made just five appearances for Union Berlin, Karius has admitted he'll have to choose his next move wisely after accepting his Anfield career is over.
"Of course, when I moved (to Union), I was told that I would play, otherwise I wouldn’t have come either," he told Bild.
"We looked each other in the eye at the end of the season and shook hands.
"Everyone told me that I was incredibly important to the team and that they were sorry how it went. But when you look at it all, it was certainly not exactly fair. Simply because of what was shown to me in advance.
"As of now, I’ll be at Liverpool on July 12th. There is still a lot going on at the moment. Because of the European championship and corona, the transfer market will pick up rather late. I’ll keep everything open and will make the right decision for myself."
He continued: "I want to prove something to myself and the people. I am extremely hungry and motivated.
"You should never exclude anything. Last year I was gone and I would have been in the Liverpool goal two weeks later due to injuries in the goalkeeping position.
"But I don’t always want to be dependent on such factors, you don’t want your colleagues to do that either. I keep all options open and will make the right decision for myself.
"It is important to me that it fits. The club has to be up for it, I have to be up for it and the coach has to be up for it. Last year taught me again that you have to exchange ideas intensively with those responsible and that you really have to pay attention to your intuition.
"I don’t know if it has to be something completely exotic. But (a move to) Spain, Italy – I can already imagine something like that, if it fits."
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