​Liverpool have completed the signing of England goalkeeper Khiara Keating. The 22-year-old became a free agent after the expiry of her contract with Manchester City this summer, despite City previously stating that her deal ran until 2027. This move will see Keating reunite with Liverpool head coach Gareth Taylor, under whom she made her City debut in 2022 and enjoyed a breakout season in 2023-24.
Keating claimed the Women’s Super League golden glove for the 2023-24 campaign after establishing herself as City’s first-choice goalkeeper. She kept nine clean sheets and, at the age of 19, became the youngest player in WSL history to win the award. Yet she has competed with Ayaka Yamashita for a starting spot since the Japan international’s arrival in the summer of 2024, which limited her to just four WSL appearances last season as City claimed the title.
“I think everyone knows Liverpool worldwide. It’s such a big club and I think the women’s team is striving for greatness,” Keating said in a club release on Monday. “I think the style of football that they play is the kind of football they actually try to play—which suits me and my position. I think they’re just going in the right direction and (it is) a project that I want to be part of. The start of my career has been nothing but amazing. I’ve gained platforms and done brilliantly so far. But I needed that missing piece of the puzzle. I think Liverpool can be that—where I’m playing week in, week out and I’m getting good game time, playing with a good team and winning trophies.”
Keating has earned one cap for England at senior level and was part of Sarina Wiegman’s squad that won the European Championship in 2025. Jennifer Falk had been Liverpool’s first-choice goalkeeper during the second half of the 2025-26 campaign after joining on loan from BK Hacken in January and helped Taylor’s side to steer away from relegation. Liverpool finished 11th in the WSL, eight points above bottom side Leicester City, after waiting until January for their first league win of the season.
This piece originally appeared in The Athletic.