Brentford technical director Lee Dykes praised Caoimhin Kelleher as a ‘good goalkeeper’ amid the Bees’ links with the Liverpool stopper.
The Irishman has been named as a possible transfer target for the west London club in recent weeks amid ongoing speculation over the potential departure of David Raya (Sky Sports).
Dykes was asked about the 24-year-old during a recent appearance on The Beautiful Game Podcast when he gave his view on the Reds ‘keeper and touched upon the sparsity of game-time he’s received at Anfield.
The Brentford director said: “Kelleher is a good goalkeeper, there’s no doubt in that. He’s not played a lot of games. He’s been in the shadows a little bit at Liverpool, but the market will set itself, and Phil [Giles, director of football] and Matt will assess the valuation at the time.”
Having played just 21 times for the club since his first-team debut in 2019 (lfchistory.net), it wouldn’t be surprising if the Republic of Ireland international were to depart Anfield this summer in search of more regular game-time.
We just hope that, if he does leave, it’s to a team where he’d be the undisputed first-choice, as there’d simply be no point in Liverpool letting him go otherwise.
You can see Dykes’ comments on Kelleher below (from 47:24), via The Beautiful Game Podcast on YouTube: