Liverpool complete £4.7m Loris Karius deal.

LORIS KARIUS has been handed the No1 jersey by Liverpool after completing a £4.7m move from Bundesliga side Mainz.

The goalkeeper asked for the shirt number after signing a five-year contract and manager Jurgen Klopp has agreed.

Karius, 22, who spent two years at Manchester City while a teenager, will be expected to challenge Simon Mignolet at Anfield next season for a starting role in the team.

Mignolet’s form was heavily scrutinised last season and the rivals will now go head-to-head in pre-season.