Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has questioned why the club allowed Loris Karius to leave on loan while he was seeking the Anfield exit.

The Belgian had fallen down the pecking order at the Reds and was behind Karius, but he is now Liverpool's No 2.

The German officially left Liverpool to join Turkish side Besiktas on a two-year loan deal on Saturday.

Simon Mignolet is at odds over why fellow goalkeeper Loris Karius was sent out on loan instead

'I find it bizarre that Karius was loaned while I also had options to be loaned. But for some reason that was not possible,' Mignolet told Het Laatste Nieuws.

'A goalkeeper who was preferred to me last year may leave on a loan basis. Strange.'

The 30-year-old remains open to leaving Anfield and has had interest from Besiktas, Barcelona and Napoli over the summer.

The German left Liverpool to join Turkish side Besiktas on a two-year loan deal on Saturday

'The transfer of Karius doesn't change anything for me,' he said. 'I have always been clear: I want to play.

'Being No 2 or No 3 makes little difference. Playing minutes is the most important thing.

'Nobody has said anything to me after the departure of Loris. So I don't know what my future at Liverpool is. We will see what happens this week.'

The transfer deadline for clubs in Spain, Germany and France is Friday.