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Simon Mignolet is set to stay at Liverpool until the rest of the season.

The long-serving Belgian goalkeeper is attracting interest from a number of European clubs including Nice, who are keen to secure his services in January.

However, Jurgen Klopp is highly unlikely to entertain offers for Mignolet in the winter window as he needs him as cover for Alisson Becker.

The 30-year-old shot-stopper has endured a tough 2018 since losing his No.1 status to Loris Karius in January.

Mignolet was on bench duty when Karius flopped in the Champions League final and he has remained in the role of deputy since Liverpool splashed out £65million on Alisson and off-loaded Karius to Besiktas.

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The former Sunderland keeper has only made one appearance so far this season – against Chelsea in the League Cup at Anfield back in September.

Mignolet was prepared to take a hefty pay cut to join Napoli on loan last summer but Liverpool wouldn't sanction a temporary move.

With Besiktas willing to pay a £2.25million fee for a two-year loan for Karius with a commitment to buy him for a further £7.25million in 2020 if he plays enough games, Liverpool decided it made more sense to retain Mignolet and do a deal for Karius.

Back in August, Mignolet laid bare his frustration when he said it was “bizarre” that Liverpool let Karius go rather than him.

Klopp countered by saying "there are worse things in the world than being number two..... if you want to tell me something then tell me directly".

Since then Mignolet has knuckled down and been a model professional, but his burning desire to play rather than warm the bench remains the same.

His prospects at Anfield are bleak but it's likely to be next summer before he embarks on a new challenge.

A move in January would leave rookies Caoimhin Kelleher and Kamil Grabara as the only back-up to Alisson and that would represent too much of a gamble as Liverpool look to maintain a challenge for glory in the second half of the season.