Liverpool could let Brazilian goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga to go in January, given his loan stay with Livingston has not provided many opportunity to play games.
Marcelo Pitaluga, a Liverpool goalkeeper on loan at Livingston, could return to Brazil in January to sign for former club Fluminense, according to reports in his home country.
Pitaluga, 22, has also had loan spells with Macclesfield and St Patrick’s Athletic. He was on Arne Slot’s Liverpool first team tour to the United States this summer, but he is far down the goalkeeping pecking order. According to the Brazilian website UOL, conversations about him returning to South America are now underway.
Alisson Becker, whose brother Muriel had a major role in Liverpool’s first identification of Pitaluga, is unquestionably the best. Caoimhin Kelleher and Vitezslav Jaros have backed him up this season, and Giorgi Mamardashvili is scheduled to join Liverpool from Valencia in the summer.
“It is about being ready,” Pitaluga told Liverpool.com in November. “Football can change quickly, and you never know when you’ll be needed – Vite is an excellent example. When Ali was injured and Caoihm was sick, he got to play. That is what the loans provide you.
“Vite has been on loan a few times and done quite well on the latest one. Then you get confidence and experience to be prepared for these situations. “Be prepared, and it doesn’t matter where you end up.”
Pitaluga has only played two cup matches since arriving to Scotland, and he has yet to appear in a league game.
On training with Alisson, he said, “The standards are extremely high.” It always requires your full effort, which is how you improve. And observing [Alisson] and attempting to do the same, discussing scenarios and the optimal position, is not just about the work, but also about being present, watching, and then communicating.
“When you talk about goalkeepers — and sometimes people who aren’t goalkeepers don’t have the eyes that we have when we talk about technique — Alisson’s ability to not only deliver big saves in big moments but also to make the difficult things look easy with his decision-making is unrivaled.”
“His positioning and technique are probably the most impressive aspects for me. You never see him jumping when he doesn’t need to, or rolling on the ground. He strives to keep things as basic as possible.
