Liverpool FC to offer new deal to Simon Mignolet

“I’m absolutely satisfied with our goalkeeping situation”, he explained. “We’re not looking for a goalkeeper”.

The 27-year-old is set to see his £60,000-a-week wage increased if an agreement is made.

He is level with the likes of Tottenham Hotspur’s Hugo Lloris and Stoke City’s Jack Butland, both of whom have been lauded for their performances.

A bunch of Mignolet’s critics have especially jumped at the opportunity to have a go at him after he held on to the ball for 22 seconds in the Europa League match against Bordeaux FC, as the referee awarded the French side an indirect free kick from inside the box from which they scored.

The former Liverpool midfielder has backed the Reds’ number one goalkeeper.

Now in surprise reports from ESPN, it has been claimed that Klopp has been so impressed by Mignolet that he will be rewarding the goalkeeper with a new and improved contract in the coming days. I am sorry to kill your stories about goalkeepers.

“I’ve had a lot of goalkeepers in the last few years, and Simon Mignolet is one of the smartest I ever had”.

Jürgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, has assured Simon Mignolet of his long-term future by insisting the club has no plans to buy a new goalkeeper.

“He is open, completely open and young enough to develop and improve”. We have enough high quality ones here. He is a good footballer and everything is okay with him.

“He has the most clean sheets in the Premier League in 2015 and you don’t do that if you’re not a capable goalkeeper”.

“Everyone is watching for a second Manuel Neuer or something, but he is in a really good way”.

Klopp’s words suggested he believed Sturridge may not be pushing himself to play when suffering from a minor injury but Klopp said: “Maybe it was my fault because of the language”.

Bogdan could be named in the team for Wednesday’s Capital One Cup quarter-final against Southampton, with Klopp set to meet with his coaching staff before making a decision.