- Karius's wife begged him last year to move to Italy for family reasons.
- She has now joined a German club and she is reportedly not going with him.
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The January transfer window has reportedly driven a geographical wedge between Loris Karius and his wife, but he insists there are no problems.
Television presenter Diletta Leotta reportedly refused to move with him to Gelsenkirchen, where he signed for Schalke 04, preferring to stay in Milan.
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Karius aims to restart his career in the German second division.
Leotta, who presents Serie A broadcasts on DAZN, is said to have struggled to understand the move at first, but is now “fully supportive of it”, says Karius.
Last year, Leotta begged Karius to leave Newcastle and play in Italy after giving birth to their daughter, Aria.
“Of course I had hopes in Italy,” Karius told reporters during his presentation at Schalke.
Loris Karius' wife reportedly refused to move to Germany with him when he joins Schalke
TV presenter Diletta Leotta is said to have begged him to move to Italy last year while he was in Newcastle.
The couple, who have a daughter called Aria, married on an Italian volcanic island last year.
'I explained it to him. She wishes me the best in my career and said she fully supports it.
'Milan is not far. We can find ways to fix it. She also has a lot to do, so we'll both be traveling back and forth a bit.
'If your partner is also in the public eye, it's clear that something will be reported. But I never actively put effort into it. For me, sport was always the priority.'
Karius and Leotta married in a ceremony on an Italian volcanic island called Vulcano in June last year.
The extravagant ceremony held on the island of Vulcano was witnessed by around 160 guests.
Accompanied by her father, Leotta walked down the aisle at the five-star Therasia Resort to John Legend's All of Me.
But there was a conflict in the previous months when Leotta begged him to leave Newcastle, where he made two appearances in two seasons, as she wanted him to move to Italy.
“Loris has people at his side who work for him,” he told Italian newspaper Tuttosport. “I hope he makes the best decision for his career.
Former Liverpool star Karius, 31, joins Schalke in the German second division
Leotta said Karius should make “the best decision for his career” and move “close to Milan” last year.
'I live in Milan, so let's say that being close to Milan would be ideal for us. I always tell him that the players who reach Serie A fall in love with Italy and often stay there forever. I think that could happen to him too.
'(He should join) Monza or any other team in Italy. I would love for him to come to Italy to play near his family.
'Newcastle is very inconvenient because there are no direct flights. Neither about Paris nor about Amsterdam.
The couple broke the news of their engagement in January, five months after the birth of their daughter, with Diletta posing on Instagram with her new ring.
They have been together since October 2022, following Karius' departure from Liverpool, but have had to settle for a long-distance relationship due to the nature of their work.
Diletta is a sports presenter for DAZN in Italy and also a model.