London, Nov 12: Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet could reportedly depart from Anfield in January, with Nice manager Patrick Vieira preparing an offer for the Belgian keeper, according to reports.
Mignolet's career on Merseyside has devalued in recent years and since last season, the Belgian shot-stopper lost his first-team place to German Loris Karius. Despite the German keeper failing to cement a place as the first choice, Mignolet was not given a shot at as the number one.
Instead, manager Jurgen Klopp broke Liverpool's record transfer to land AS Roma shot-stopper Alisson in the Summer. Consequently, the 30-year-old is apparently looking to leave Liverpool but had to stay after fellow keeper Loris Karius moved on loan to Besiktas.
Refusing to be a second choice keeper, the former Sunderland keeper constantly tried engineering a move in the Summer, with Napoli being the most interested club. However, somehow the deal faltered after Liverpool pulled out of the negotiation on the deadline day.
As per reports, the 30-year-old still has not changed his mind over his Anfield departure and he's now drawing interest from French side Nice.
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— OGCNice Daily (@ogcn_eng) November 9, 2018
According @Nieuwsblad_be, Nice has reached Liverpool over the possibility of welcoming this winter belgian goalkeeper Simon Mignolet. Patrick Vieira seems not convinced by both Walter Benitez and Yoan Cardinale... 🤔
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