‘Done’ - Fabrizio Romano confirms Liverpool deal completed ahead of Premier League opener against Chelsea

Former West Ham United goalkeeper Adrian has agreed a deal to stay with Premier League rivals Liverpool with his current contract up this month, according to reports.

Liverpool confirmed on Thursday they had offered a new deal to the Spaniard, who made 150 appearances for the Hammers between 2013 and 2019, but there was no official indication it had been accepted yet. The Reds face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the first game of the 2023-24 Premier League season for the two clubs, with the sides facing off on August 13 at 4.30pm.

Fabrizio Romano claims Adrian has agreed to extend his stay with the Reds with a new contract ‘done and sealed’. He joined the Anfield outfit in 2019 after rejecting a three-year deal at the London Stadium four years ago.

Adrian has won the Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup and UEFA Super Cup with the Reds, saving the decisive penalty to clinch the Super Cup in a shootout win over Chelsea in 2019. He also featured as Chelsea knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup in 2020. In total, he has made 26 appearances for the Reds and is the club’s current third choice behind Alisson Becker and Caoimhin Kelleher and only an injury crisis at Anfield is likely to see him line-up at Stamford Bridge in August.

One of the Spaniard’s best moments with West Ham was his winning penalty in a dramatic shootout with Everton in an FA Cup third-round replay in January 2015.

The shootout reached sudden death with the goalkeepers taking spotkicks as Everton’s Joel Robles hit the bar before Adrian stepped up, removed his gloves before scoring to win 9-8.

Speaking of his West Ham departure, he reflected in early 2020 with the BBC: “I’d made a drastic decision not to stay any longer at West Ham, despite having a three-year contract offer on the table. I hadn’t played a single game all season in the Premier League. I didn’t feel valued economically either, to be honest. It was tough for me.

“Summer came and then I felt those butterflies in my stomach. I knew something good was coming. I was already aware of Liverpool’s interest before I received the first offers. They called me at the end of July. They said that they’d sell [Simon] Mignolet if I gave the deal the green light. That’s how it happened.”