Rafaela Borggrafe: Liverpool goalkeeper joins Bayer Leverkusen on loan

It’s been a difficult campaign for Borggrafe since joining Liverpool in the summer.

The goalkeeper had a six-game ban for using discriminatory language towards a team-mate and has struggled to claim the shirt since, with Jennifer Falk impressing since joining on loan in January.

Falk’s arrival drops Borggrafe down the pecking order, while Liverpool still have young goalkeeper Faye Kirby and experienced stopper Rachael Laws in their ranks.

The loan move to Bayer Leverkusen allows Borggrafe a chance to play regular football and reignite a career which has stalled. Her long-term future is uncertain but she has at least another year on her contract at Liverpool.

It will mean Liverpool have work to do in the goalkeeping department in the summer with Laws’ contract coming to an end, and Falk’s loan agreement running out.

It is understood Liverpool are very keen to sign Falk on a permanent deal and there are various options in her loan contract that means they can explore that in the summer – but it will be the player’s decision.