LORIS KARIUS has terminated his contract with Besiktas after a row with the board which saw the club REFUSE to allow him to take a pay cut.
The German, 26, was coming towards the end of his two-year loan spell with the Turkish side from Liverpool after his Champions League nightmare.
Loris Karius cut his loan spell at Besiktas short after a major fall out with the club’s boardCredit: AFP
The goalkeeper posted a video on Instagram on Monday showing his arrival at the airport in Turkey when he joined followed by a string of saves he made for the club.
Karius confirmed the news that he had ripped up his contract in the caption.
He wrote: “Hi everyone, today I terminated my contract with Besiktas.
“It’s a shame it comes to an end like this but you should know that I have tried everything to solve this situation without any problems.
“I was very patient for months telling the board over and over again. Same things happened already last year.
“Unfortunately they haven’t tried to solve this situational problem and even refused my suggestion to help by taking a pay cut.
“It’s important to me that you know I really enjoyed playing for this club a lot. Besiktas can be proud having such passionate fans behind them always giving amazing support.
“You always supported me in good and bad times and I will always remember you in the best way!
“Also I want to say thank you to all my team-mates, coaching staff including all people working for the club. You welcomed me with arms wide open from day one.
“Thank you so much! Champion Besiktas!”
Tensions had already been running high between Karius and Besiktas when the stopper complained to Fifa over unpaid wages.
Board member Erdal Torunogullari confirmed Karius wants to leave in a statement on Instagram in which he described the payment as undeserved.
He said: “Karius has gone to Fifa over his unpaid wages and termination of his contract.
“He wants us to pay him for the months he hasn’t played.
“He wants to leave and that’s his decision. We don’t want to make an undeserved payment.”
In total, he played 66 times for the Super Lig side, finishing third behind Galatasaray and Istanbul Basaksehir last term.
The goalkeeper’s contract at Liverpool does not expire until 2022 but the Reds will no doubt be desperate to get him off the wage bill as soon as possible.
Wolves and West Ham have both been linked for cut-price transfers for Karius this summer as back up to Rui Patricio and Lukasz Fabianski respectively.
His last appearance for the Anfield club was his horror performance in that final against Real Madrid in 2018, with Alisson arriving from Roma in the summer transfer window immediately afterwards.
The German last played a competitive game for Liverpool in the ill-fated Champions League finalCredit: Reuters
Liverpool flop Lloris Karius concedes yet another howler before letting pass run under his foot
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
