Ex-Liverpool star suggests Premier League goalkeeper as ideal Alisson replacement

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Liverpool FC NewsTransfer NewsTransfersIt remains unclear as to whether Alisson will be a Liverpool player next season amid interest from Juventus, and he would leave huge gloves to fill were he to leaveAlisson could leave Liverpool this summer(Image: Getty Images)Liverpool has been told to consider Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez as a possible summer signing if Alisson leaves the Reds this summer.Alisson has been at Liverpool since 2018 and is contracted to the club until 2027, but Juventus is interested in signing him – and he is open to the possibility of joiing the Turin club.If Alisson were to leave, he would leave huge gloves to fill, and former Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Friedel hopes that the Brazilian ultimately ends up staying put.“Alisson would be one of the hardest goalkeepers to replace in global football if he were to go," Friedel told Goal. "I think it’d be very difficult for Liverpool to replace him.“I would hate to see him go, professionally speaking, and as a Liverpool supporter, I would be particularly devastated if he left because of how good he’s been for the club."He never brought the club into disrepute.

I think that replacing him would be tough, really tough.”Friedel was asked whether Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford might be a possible option to replace Alisson, but he suggested that another top-flight stopper might be more suitable.Former Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Friedel has had his say on the Reds' goalkeeping situation(Image: 2026 Getty Images)“Possibly (Trafford would be a good option), but you need someone with a skin of leather, you need someone who’s going to be able to play in all the big matches," Friedel said."You need someone who expects to win the Champions League, not just play in it. Expects to win the Champions League, win the Premier League, win the FA Cup, and win the League Cup."It’s a different type of mentality that you need when you’re a goalkeeper at these top clubs.“And it’s not easy to find, you know, and Trafford’s a really good goalkeeper.

I like him a lot, but that’s also a lot to load onto him."Maybe the likes of an Emi Martínez, someone like that, that can take all the games all the time, any criticism, any plaudits, and they know how to deal with it."There aren’t many out there that you can just pinpoint and say: ‘He’s our guy’. That’s a hard decision.”Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCAlissonTransfers