I rejected Newcastle provide regardless of Eddie Howe’s want to signal new deal

Former Liverpool stopper Loris Karius has opened up on his two-year stint at Newcastle, revealing that he turned down the prospect to signal a brand new deal on Tyneside earlier this yr.

The goalkeeper joined the Magpies in 2022 and even made his debut of their League Cup last loss to Manchester United loss that season. The German was introduced in as a backup and made only a single Premier League outing throughout his time.

After two seasons, the 31-year-old didn’t prolong his contract, which expired on the finish of final season, seeing him depart over the summer time. He stays a free agent and it’s not clear whether or not retirement is on the playing cards for him.

However, in a stunning revelation, Karius has admitted that Eddie Howe needed to maintain him on the membership, although he was not ready to try this because the ‘complete package deal didn’t make sense’ for him if he was unlikely to obtain a lot sport time.

“It didn’t actually make sense to me to do a 3rd yr. I don’t know,” he mentioned. “I requested myself, ‘Was I the second-choice and would I get video games?’ It was troublesome. The coach would have appreciated to maintain me however, all in all, the entire package deal didn’t make sense for a 3rd yr. It made sense to maneuver on.

“They have been two nice years but it surely was time for a change. Within the second season, when Pope was injured, I anticipated, or hoped, to play video games.

Karius added: “Ultimately, there was at all times a motive why it didn’t occur. That’s the one factor I look again on with remorse as a result of if I had performed the second half of that season, then we in all probability wouldn’t be speaking now and I’d be at one other membership, beginning afresh. However that’s soccer. You possibly can’t change it.

“In case you’ve been out for so long as I’ve you then clearly have to contemplate retirement. I haven’t decided but as a result of there’s no must. I’m nonetheless match. I nonetheless have all of the potential and the power.”