{"id":1203488,"date":"2022-09-13T14:46:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T14:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/13\/newcastle-sign-ex-liverpool-keeper-loris-karius\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T14:46:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T14:46:43","slug":"newcastle-sign-ex-liverpool-keeper-loris-karius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/13\/newcastle-sign-ex-liverpool-keeper-loris-karius\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle sign ex-Liverpool keeper Loris Karius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image_2022-09-13_090047287-696x392.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Karius said he was \" excited=\"\" about=\"\" joining=\"\" newcastle=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karius said he was &#8220;excited&#8221; about joining Newcastle<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Newcastle United have signed German keeper Loris Karius on an initial contract until January.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old was a free agent after leaving Liverpool in the summer and there is an option to extend the deal until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Karius has arrived after back-up keeper Karl Darlow suffered an ankle injury.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt it was the right project for me and I\u2019m excited to work with the coaches and my new team-mates,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle lost fellow stopper Martin Dubravka during the summer when he joined Manchester United on a season-long loan, while Nick Pope joined from Burnley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe [Karius] is a very good keeper with Premier League and European experience,\u201d said boss Eddie Howe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will provide competition and support over an important part of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karius played for Liverpool in their 2018 Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid and was blamed for two of the three goals \u2013 although it later emerged he had suffered a concussion.<\/p>\n<p>He then had loan spells at Besiktas and Union Berlin before his Reds exit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited. It\u2019s a good opportunity for me and a great project to be part of. It didn\u2019t take me long to make a decision,\u201d said Karius, who had joined Liverpool from Mainz 05 in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNewcastle have a great coach and play really attractive football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"fVvOUGt4R8o\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NDC vows to block EC from using Ghana card as sole document for polls - Premtobre Kasee (13-9-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fVvOUGt4R8o?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karius said he was &#8220;excited&#8221; about joining Newcastle Newcastle United have signed German keeper Loris Karius on an initial contract until January. 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