Loris Karius’ TV presenter wife ‘REFUSES to move to German club with him’ – as she ‘wishes him the best’ and opts to stay in Milan

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 has allegedly refused to move with him to Gelsenkirchen, where he has signed for Schalke 04, in favour of staying in Milan.

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Karius is aiming to reboot 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 behind it’, Karius says. 

Last year, Leotta pleaded with Karius to leave Newcastle and play in Italy after she had given birth to their daughter, Aria.

‘Of course she was hoping a little for Italy,’ Karius told reporters on his unveiling at Schalke. 

‘I explained it to her. She wishes me the best in my career and said she is fully behind it.

‘Milan is not far away. We can find ways to solve it. She has a lot to do too, so we will both be commuting 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 pushed myself into it. For me, the sport was always the priority.’

Karius and Leotta married in a ceremony on an Italian volcanic island aptly named Vulcano in June last year. 

The extravagant ceremony on the island of Vulcano was watched on 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 had been a conflict in preceding months as Leotta pleaded with 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,’ she told Italian newspaper Tuttosport. ‘I hope he makes the best decision for his career.

‘I live in Milan, so let’s say being close to Milan would be ideal for us. I always tell him, players who come to Serie A then 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 be happy if he came to Italy to play near his family.

‘Newcastle is very inconvenient because there are no direct flights. Neither about Paris nor about Amsterdam.’

The pair broke the news of their engagement last January 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, in the aftermath of Karius’ exit from Liverpool, but have had to make do with a long-distance relationship due to the nature of their work.

Alongside her work as a  sports presenter for DAZN, Diletta is also a model.