Liverpool are willing to allow Loris Karius the opportunity to resurrect his career as a free agent in January.
Karius has not played competitively for the Reds since the 2018 Champions League final when his two glaring errors led to a 3-1 defeat by Real Madrid in Kiev.
Loan spells at Besiktas and Union Berlin failed to lead to anything permanent and the German shot-stopper has been back with his parent club since the summer.
There is no chance of an Anfield revival for Karius, though, and Liverpool are prepared to let him depart on a free transfer when the winter window opens, despite a contract that runs until the summer of 2022.
The Reds have not made public their decision to let Karius leave the club, but the ECHO understands there is an appetite to help the goalkeeper rebuild his career elsewhere after over five years on the books at Anfield.
Karius' representatives have been searching for a new club for much of the last two years and despite interest from Swiss side Basel and French outfit Montpellier, the former Mainz man has remained a Liverpool player.
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A last-ditch attempt to receive a transfer fee for last summer came to nothing with sources at Anfield now indicating a willingness to let him leave six months before the end of his contracted terms.
On interest in him in the most recent window, Karius said last month: "There were a few clubs in the picture, but that didn't get off the ground for various reasons.
"I've been out [injured] for about six weeks and I'll try to re-join training after the international break and get back in top shape.
"And then we'll see what will happen in the winter."
The 28-year-old was injured for Wednesday's Carabao Cup visit to Preston North End as third-choice goalkeeper Adrian filled in for Caoimhin Kelleher while regular incumbent Alisson Becker was given the night off.
Klopp named Academy keepers Liam Hughes and Marcelo Pitaluga on the bench although Karius' chances of a spot in the squad were likely to be slim had he not been injured regardless.
His standing in the game has never truly recovered after the European showpiece at the NSC Olympiyskiy in May 2018.
After rolling the ball to Karim Benzema for the opening goal, he then let a speculative effort from Gareth Bale squirm through his grasp as Jurgen Klopp's side were beaten by Real Madrid.
The sight of an inconsolable Karius leaving the pitch in tears is one of the abiding images of that night in Ukraine.
It was later revealed that Karius had suffered a concussion in an earlier tangle with Sergio Ramos but there was to be no way back for the 'keeper, whose replacement, Alisson, joined for a club-record £65million fee later that summer from Roma.
A spell with Besiktas was blighted by rows over unpaid wages before he returned to Merseyside earlier than initially scheduled.
He then featured just a handful of times in Berlin before once more heading back to his parent club for the start of pre-season training in July.
Speaking earlier this month, Karius said he appreciated the ongoing support of the large majority of Reds fans, slamming "fools on the internet" who still send him abuse over events in Kiev.
“There were many great experiences [at Liverpool]," he said. "To put just one is difficult.
"You will always remember the first game you had at Anfield, it’s something really special.
“Even if you never played there before as a visitor, it’s something really special, I came at 22, 23 years of age.
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“Also after everything bad that happened in 2018, the first time I stepped back into Anfield they [the fans] gave me a standing ovation and were cheering for me.
‘It was great to see that, there might be some fools on the internet, but the real supporters of Liverpool are always behind you.
“That’s the saying ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, you know, you can be sure as a player they will always stand behind you no matter what.”
