Liverpool are close to agreeing the £4.7million signing of Mainz goalkeeper Loris Karius, which could open the door for Huddersfield Town to secure a loan deal for Danny Ward.
Young Anfield stopper Ward, who made his Premier League debut for Jurgen Klopp's side last month, has been heavily linked with a season-long move to the John Smith's Stadium.
And the Liverpool Echo report that the Reds are confident of landing 22-year-old Mainz stopper Karius to provide greater competition for Simon Mignolet at Anfield.
No deal has yet been done but talks are ongoing.
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Ward was recalled from a loan spell at Aberdeen in January and has impressed on his two senior outings for the club so far.
While he does have a long term future at the club he needs more experience of first team football.
Adam Bogdan, signed by Liverpool in 2015, has failed to impress - and Ward has taken his place on the bench as back up since returning from Scotland.
And Klopp's decision to bring in Karius could mean he has sufficient options at the position to allow Ward to further his development in the Championship with Town.
