Mainz signs teenage goalkeeper Loris Karius

Mainz signs teenage goalkeeper Loris Karius

Published Jan. 11, 2012 7:36 a.m. ET

Bundesliga club Mainz says it has signed teenage goalkeeper Loris Karius from Manchester City on a 21/2-year contract, with an additional one-year option.

The 18-year-old Karius has been on loan to Mainz since August. He has played for Germany's Under-19 side and made eight appearances for Mainz' junior team.

Karius went to England when he was 16.

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