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Liverpool are reportedly set to start their January transfer window by offloading players, according to the latest from journalist Fabrizio Romano.
Check out what the Italian posted on his official X account below about what seems like an inevitability departure of the Reds goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga.
The star of Liverpool attracts the interest of rivals from the Premier League!
Romano says all the papers have been signed for the 22-year-old to leave Liverpool for Fluminense, with no transfer fee but a 40% sell-on clause for the Merseyside giants…
??? Liverpool and Fluminense have signed all the documents for GK Marcelo Pitaluga to return to Brazil.
Liverpool included a 40% sell-on clause, with no transfer fee. pic.twitter.com/lzzZPau8f2
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 5, 2025
Pitaluga isn’t exactly the biggest name at Liverpool, but he looked like a talented goalkeeping prospect when he first joined the club in 2020.
Since then, however, the Brazilian has had to make do with numerous loan spells as he has failed to break into the LFC first team.
Marcelo Pitaluga’s withdrawal from the transfer is certainly not a surprise for Liverpool
However, it is not surprising that Pitaluga failed to make a breakthrough in this Liverpool when there was always strong competition for a place in goal.
Alisson has long been Liverpool’s number one as he has been a world-class goalkeeper for years, while Caoimhin Kelleher is a very solid and reliable back-up.
That never left much room for someone like Pitaluga or any other young player to get a lot of looks, so leaving now seems like the right decision.
It will be interesting to see if Pitaluga can fulfill his potential by returning to Brazil, with that 40% sell-on clause perhaps something that could prove valuable to Liverpool at some point in the future.
For now, Liverpool fans will be happy to have a world-class shot-stopper like Alisson on their books, while Giorgi Mamardashvili will be another exciting addition when he comes from Valencia in the summer.
