Schalke 04 before the new beginning: Loris Karius in the medical check!

Schalke 04 before the new beginning: Loris Karius in the medical check!

FC Schalke 04 is faced with an exciting obligation: Ex-Liverpool keeper Loris Karius, who once achieved tragic celebrity in the Champions League final 2018, successfully completed his medical check in Gelsenkirchen on Friday. Reports from Krone The contract could soon be signed, with which the 31-year-old dares to start a new beginning in the second Bundesliga. Karius had previously been looking for a new challenge about the Mainz, Liverpool, Besiktas, Union Berlin and Newcastle, after he was considered to be without a club for around six months.

In the background, the Schalke also plan further personnel decisions, such as Transfermarkt unveiled. So Schalke's goalkeeper Thorben Hoffmann may be replaced. Karius's commitment could be necessary to offer a stronger goalkeeper option, because the Schalke have ambitious plans for the second half of the season. The club leadership is clear: it is time for an upswing, and Karius should help to create a new era after experiencing a similar upheaval in Liverpool.

The decision to sign Karius could be decisive for the future of Schalke 04, especially in view of the last challenges in the league. For Karius, returning to an association with such a great story could be the perfect way to bring his career back on the right course and to give the Schalkern stability in the goal.