Liverpool have ironed out all the small print and struck an settlement to signal goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia, although he is not going to be part of the membership this summer season.
The Reds are within the technique of future planning and that landed them on the doorstep of 23-year-old Mamardashvili, who has been Valencia’s first-choice goalkeeper since early 2022.
He has been on the centre of switch discuss for quite a lot of weeks because the membership wrestled with the finer particulars of a deal that won’t see him be part of Arne Slot‘s squad this season.
Mamardashvili as an alternative is to signal a deal price €35 million (£29.6m), inclusive of add-ons, as per journalist David Lynch, and whereas he’ll go down as the primary signing of the summer season, he’ll stay in Spain for 2024/25.
The 6’6″ goalkeeper will stick with Valencia – the place he has already made 102 appearances – earlier than a choice is made subsequent summer season if he’ll stay there, head to Anfield or be part of one other membership on mortgage.
The 23-year-old is to bear his medical this Monday (August 26).
LFC agree deal price €30 million plus €5m in add-ons (Complete: £29.6m)
Shall be loaned again to Valencia for 2024/25
Medical to happen on Monday (Aug 26)
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Alisson‘s future can have a major say in his subsequent steps, however the Brazilian firmly stays the membership’s No. 1 and has already spoken out about his dedication to the membership.
Whereas many would have wished, and can proceed to want, that this isn’t the one switch deal Liverpool make this summer season, it’s a noteworthy one for the membership’s succession planning.
With the likes of Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah out of contract and nearer to the top of their careers than the beginning, Liverpool can’t threat needing to interchange their backbone in a single switch window.
Mamardashvili is an thrilling younger goalkeeper who has 21 senior caps for Georgia and is famend for his reflexes and quickness off his line.
Who’s Giorgi Mamardashvili?
He has been Valencia’s first-choice goalkeeper for the previous two-and-a-half seasons, having joined from Georgian membership Dinamo Tbilisi in 2021 following mortgage spells with FC Rustavi and Locomotive Tbilisi.
Mamardashvili was one of many key figures in Georgia’s run to the final 16 of this summer season’s Euros because the match’s shock package deal.
Per FotMob, he ended the match with probably the most saves per 90 minutes (7.5) and targets prevented (4.7).
As for his fashion of play, defender Victor Mongil, who skilled with Mamardashvili at Dinamo Tbilisi, instructed Breaking The Strains final 12 months: “Mama defends properly, he’s an agile and quick goalkeeper.”
“He’s a goalkeeper who handles properly low photographs, reaches balls that may be difficult for taller goalkeepers, like Courtois or Donnarumma, who wrestle there.”
