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title: "West Ham: Fans aren’t happy as Loris Karius is linked with the club"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-fans-arent-happy-as-loris-karius-is-linked-with-the-club/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-03-25T09:15:26Z"
modified: "2020-04-05T10:35:31Z"
---

# West Ham: Fans aren’t happy as Loris Karius is linked with the club

**A lot of West Ham fans are not pleased with the latest transfer rumour, linking Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius with a move to East London.**

According to a report from Turkish media outlet [Fanatik,](https://www.fanatik.com.tr/loris-karius-west-ham-yolunda-2130840) the 26-year-old is available for £7.25 million and the Hammers are interested in signing him.

But the shot stopper has had a very rough time since he made high profile errors in the UEFA Champions League final against Real Madrid, via [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44269004). Indeed he has since gone on to make more mistakes during his loan spell with Besiktas, including one against Slovan Bratislava ([talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/football/604113/loris-karius-liverpool-howler-besiktas-europa-league/)) and one against Malmo (via [Sport Bible](https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-fails-reactions-loris-karius-just-made-one-of-his-biggest-and-worst-mistakes-yet-20181004)).

West Ham fan account, [@whufc\_news](https://twitter.com/whufc_news/status/1242125296041672707?s=20), was quick to shoot down potentially signing the German, laughing at the idea of replacing one error prone goalkeeper in Roberto Jimenez with another. Indeed like Karius, Roberto had a reputation for making blunders between the sticks, one of which came against Burnley which was particularly embarrassing ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/nov/09/burnley-west-ham-premier-league-match-report)).

Added to that, he was also given a rating of two out of ten for his part in a loss against Newcastle, per [Football.London](https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/fixtures-results/west-ham-player-ratings-vs-17190330). He has since been moved out on loan and is now playing in the La Liga, via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/roberto/profil/spieler/37403).

Most fans aren’t happy about potentially signing Karius, here is what some said about the link:

> Report: West Ham want 26-year-old Liverpool man, Reds allegedly want £7.25m [#whufc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/whufc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#hammers](https://twitter.com/hashtag/hammers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/CfUIoZnJI2](https://t.co/CfUIoZnJI2)
>
> — Hammers News (@HammersDotNews) [March 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/HammersDotNews/status/1242111938886275072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Imagine getting rid of Roberto to replace him with Karius 😂😂😂 [https://t.co/9igvhWunV0](https://t.co/9igvhWunV0)
>
> — West Ham News (@WHUFC\_News) [March 23, 2020](https://x.com/WHUFC_News/status/1242125296041672707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Omg is this a joke? Next level hahahahaha
>
> — Laura Wren (@LJWren79) [March 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/LJWren79/status/1242346429051478016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> please no i hated roberto but i hate karius more
>
> — hoodie patty (@maskedwaffleszn) [March 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/maskedwaffleszn/status/1242125596576096258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Please god no
>
> — Hamish (@hambobby) [March 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/hambobby/status/1242350302210260993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Randolph is better
>
> — Sam Jim Ward (@SamJimW) [March 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/SamJimW/status/1242214551166345216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Omg please no
>
> — Stephen George Lott (@stephenlott) [March 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/stephenlott/status/1242342369770516480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Imagine getting rid of Roberto to replace him with Karius 😂😂😂 [https://t.co/9igvhWunV0](https://t.co/9igvhWunV0)
>
> — West Ham News (@whufc\_news) [March 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/whufc_news/status/1242125296041672707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***West Ham fans, was Roberto the worst goalkeeper to play for the club? Comment below!***