The German stopper made 49 appearances for the Red after arriving from Mainz in 2016.

Karius career at Liverpool has been blinking after his two dreadful errors in the champions league final against Real Madrid and this made Liverpool to source for a dependable replacement for him.

Karius being loaned out from Liverpool can also be linked to the arrival of Alisson Becker from Roma, a world record transfer fee of £65 million for a goalkeeper.

However, Liverpool have wished him best of luck during his loan spell in the Turkish club. Also, in his message, the German stopper thanked the Liverpool fans for their supports for him and also acknowledged the gigantic reception given to him at the airport by Besiktas fans and he promised to win trophy with them.

In the meantime, the Besiktas new stopper has undergone medical early on Sunday morning.