Jurgen Klopp is ready to abandon plans to pursue Roma goalkeeper Alisson as Loris Karius’ hopes of establishing himself as the long-term Liverpool number one have increased.

Liverpool are likely to need another keeper at the end of the season as the recently demoted Simon Mignolet is sure to seek first team football elsewhere.

But with Karius showing encouraging form since being confirmed as undisputed first choice, a massive outlay on a new keeper is increasingly unlikely.

Liverpool have been left in no doubt how much it would cost to secure Brazilian international Alisson, his Italian club suggesting only a world record fee would trigger negotiations.

Klopp is not interested at values suggested to be as much as £70 million, especially as his instinct is to give Karius a prolonged chance to secure his position.

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Liverpool’s previous interest in Alisson is further complicated because Mohamed Salah’s extraordinary exploits have prompted Roma – his former club - to bemoan his cut-price sale to last summer.

Liverpool bought Salah for an initial £35 million, although that could rise based on several clauses.

Roma’s Director of Football, Monchi, appears to have acknowledged he was out-negotiated when agreeing the sale last summer. The timing of the deal, completed last June, preceded Neymar’s move to PSG from Barcelona when the transfer market became hyper-inflated.

“I think the price could’ve been better for Salah, but it did give us the possibility of making other moves,” said Monchi.

Mohamed Salah is already looking like a bargain credit: Getty images

“When I arrived, the Liverpool offer for Salah was €32m plus €3m in bonuses. In today’s football, players go wherever they want to.

“At the end of the day, we could reach €50m with bonuses, but at that moment we had to sell and that was an important option. The Neymar and Kylian Mbappé transfers changed the market, but at that moment it was necessary that we sell.”

Stung by criticism of the Salah deal, Roma would be more steadfast in their bargaining should Liverpool target more of their players.

If Karius replicates the encouraging form of recent weeks, Klopp is more likely to be searching for competition rather than a direct replacement for the rejuvenated keeper.