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Simon Mignolet insists he is unconcerned by reports that Liverpool FC are looking to sign former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes.

And the Belgian shot-stopper says he will continue striving to improve his form after a difficult start to the campaign.

Valdes has been persistently linked with a free transfer switch to Merseyside in recent months. The 32-year-old is currently recovering from a knee ligament injury, but the Post understands Liverpool are keen to do a deal once the Spaniard has proven his fitness, which could be as early as next month.

For Mignolet, the arrival of such a high-profile keeper would certainly place more pressure on his shoulders, but he says he is not reading too much into the stories at this stage.

He said: “If I had to look into all the players who are linked with Liverpool, then there would be another team on the pitch! Every week there would be a different 11 playing.

“If you play for a big club, you have to accept that is the way it is, but I don’t read anything into that. I am here to play my game and to do my best every week. I can only work hard in training, be positive and make sure I play well.

“The only pressure is what you put yourself under. What is pressure? Pressure is what is happening in Iraq at the moment where there is a war. That is pressure.

“We are football players and we are here to do our best. I can only do my best, work hard in training, be positive and confident and believe in myself. That is the only thing I can do.”

Mignolet’s form has been the subject of much debate of late, as Liverpool generally have made a stuttering start to their campaign.

The 26-year-old has kept just one clean sheet in eight games so far this season, but says the whole team are working hard to tighten up defensively.

“We’re not happy with some of the goals we’ve conceded in recent games,” he said. “But we’ve worked hard on things. We want to do better and that showed against Everton.

“We worked on it during the week and I think it showed. Everyone was organised and spoke a lot with each other. Everyone was loud on the pitch and showed the authority that was asked of them. From that perspective, there were a lot of positives to take.”

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He added: “As a goalkeeper you are always very dependent on the whole team.

“If you concede one or two goals, you always say you could have done this or that better at that moment in time.

“Every time a goal gets conceded we analyse things and try to do better next time. For example against West Ham and against Middlesbrough, I tried to come for more crosses and I thought I did pretty well with that.

“There are always things you can improve on.

“I’m only 26 years old, and for a goalkeeper that’s still very young.

“I am still learning every day. The main thing is that you learn from things that you could have done better in the past.

“I am always a positive person and I always look to the future and the next game. I don’t dwell on it or let it get in the way, but I’m always open if someone thinks they can help me by saying this or that.”

Liverpool will travel to Switzerland around lunchtime tomorrow ahead of their Champions League group match with FC Basel on Wednesday night.

Brendan Rodgers’ side are in good shape after an opening-day victory over Ludogorets a fortnight ago, and Mignolet believes another win on Wednesday will give them a “good chance” of qualifying for the knockout stages.

He said: “It is another big game to look forward to. We are disappointed to only get one point against Everton because I felt we deserved all three, and a clean sheet.

“On Wednesday we hope to get a second victory in the Champions League because that would give us a good chance and a good perspective for the rest of the group.”

Liverpool will be joined on their flight to Switzerland by the club’s U19 side, who will take on Basel in the second game of the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday afternoon.

The youngsters, led by Alex Inglethorpe and Neil Critchley, won their opening match 4-0 against Ludogorets at Langtree Park two weeks ago.