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Bruce Grobbelaar suggests Liverpool loan move or buy-back clause to solve Caoimhin Kelleher dilemma

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Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar believes a loan move or transfer away with a buy-back clause could be the best solution to the Reds' dilemma over Republic of Ireland international goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher.The Cork native has had opportunities to play in the Premier League and Champions League during his time at Anfield but due to the presence of number one Alisson Becker, the 25-year-old has been largely restricted to some FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Europa League fixtures.Kelleher's contract runs until June 2026, while Alisson is tied to Liverpool until the following summer.The current situation has had a knock on effect on his Ireland career where he has won 11 caps but has mostly played second fiddle to Gavin Bazunu who has had regular game-time at Southampton over the past 18 months.Speaking to RTÉ Sport in Dublin at the launch of the Carlsberg 0.0 Nil All Campaign, building up to Wednesday's Premier League clash between Liverpool and Chelsea, 1984 European Cup winner Grobbelaar said a loan or a transfer that would more easily pave his way back to Liverpool could suit both Kelleher and the Merseyside club, who will see manager Jurgen Klopp end his successful spell at the end of this campaign."We've got a beautiful goalkeeper in Caoimhín Kelleher.

When the manager comes out and says we've got the best goalkeeper in the world and the second best goalkeeper here - talking about Caoimhín - it's a great accolade," said the 66-year-old ex-Zimbabwe international."But yes, from the Irish point of view, they'd rather have him play more games and we are playing him in some of the cup games."But if there was a little thing that you could do to make him much better than he is, is to give him games."Maybe it could be

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