Liverpool Will Reportedly Retain Simon Mignolet for 2019-20 Season
In this case, it actually is better than a new signing. Heading into the summer transfer window, Liverpool looked to have three needs: a fullback, a versatile forward, and a goalkeeper. It appears they no longer need the latter because, as of today, Simon Mignolet is set to stay at Anfield.
A year after pushing for a move away in search of playing time after the club signed Alisson from Roma, The Times’ Paul Joyce says that the 31-year-old goalkeeper and the club are in agreement that he will remain for the 2019-20 season.
While it might be news that lacks the excitement—and pictures of the player leaning on the club’s official channels, obviously—that comes with a new signing, it is inarguably very, very good news for the Reds that Mignolet is staying.
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