Liverpool accept £18m Brentford bid for goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher – The New York Times

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Brentford have had an £18million ($24.2m) bid to sign goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher accepted by Liverpool.
The 26-year-old Republic of Ireland international is entering the final year of his contract at Anfield, where he was valued him at £20m going into the summer window.
The move comes with Brentford close to agreeing a €10m (£8.4m) deal to sell No 1 Mark Flekken to Bayer Leverkusen.
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Kelleher progressed through Liverpool’s academy, whom he joined from Irish side Ringmahon Rangers in 2015, before making his senior debut for the side in 2019.
Despite Alisson being the undisputed number one at the club for several years, Kelleher has still gone on to play a significant role for Liverpool since becoming a first-team player.
Liverpool have an agreement in place to sign Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili this summer after a £29m move was agreed last summer.
Kelleher has made 67 Liverpool appearances and started Carabao Cup finals in 2024 and 2025, while playing 22 times for the Republic of Ireland national team.
Kelleher has made it clear he wants to pursue a new challenge. Speaking after Liverpool’s Premier League trophy lift on May 25, he told Optus Sport: “I think I’ve said it before as well that like, I feel like I’m a number one and I feel like I’m good enough to play week in, week out. That’s what I’m looking to do.
“Obviously, this season I was lucky enough to play a lot of games … but yeah, it’s definitely something I’m looking at.”
Liverpool have already confirmed the signing of Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen, while the Reds are also in talks over a €130m move for playmaker Florian Wirtz.
Last summer, Brentford signed Sepp van den Berg and Fabio Carvalho from Liverpool, with whom they have a strong working relationship.
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