Loris Karius career set for fresh twist as current boss opens up on his performances
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Former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius is on the verge of becoming a Bundesliga player again with Schalke set to seal promotion back from the second tier in GermanyLoris Karius of FC Schalke 04.(Image: Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)No matter what he does for the rest of his career, Loris Karius will forever be linked with the Champions League final of 2018, when the then-Liverpool goalkeeper made some high-profile errors against Real Madrid.That night in Kyiv will always be attached to the German, but, now 32, he looks to be getting back on track again. He played just twice in two years there, and said at the time that he considered himself effectively "retired".Then, though, the opportunity arose to move back to his homeland with Schalke, a team that was a Champions League semi-finalist in 2011 and finished second in the German top flight as recently as 2018/19.READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp won't join Real Madrid - but there is one job that could see him return to coachingREAD MORE: Milos Kerkez 'going to miss' Liverpool star as Dominik Szoboszlai friendship clearWhen Karius signed, however, Schalke had suffered two relegations in three seasons and were dangerously close to the second division's drop zone.Now, in part thanks to his performances and influence in the locker room, Schalke is on the verge of a return to the Bundesliga again.
"I came in with this vision and I think it will be a great story in the end.Loris Karius is impressing for Schalke, who are chasing promotion back to the Bundesliga(Image: Rene Nijhuis/MB Media, Getty Images)"Of course (I had) doubts if I can get the chance again to play at this level, if it will work out again. Doubts about my performance, maybe not, but of course there are certain things you don't have the power to change."That I can deliver, I was pretty sure of, but it was more the circumstances around if I can get another shot or not, if someone will give me the trust again."Schalke sporting director Frank Baumann believes that Karius' quality and experience has been a driving force in the sleeping giant being close to a top-flight comeback."Loris is absolutely a big performer for us.
He also had difficult times, which matched well to the club here."Karius has another year left on his contract and he feels comfortable where he is. There are a lot of games where you can save your team, where your team relies on you, needs you, and you can shine and deliver."