Liverpool stay sizzling in pursuit of Giorgi Mamardashvili’s signature this summer time, if one report from Fabrizio Romano is to be believed.
The Italian switch information guru confirmed that Arne Slot’s facet is ‘in negotiations’ with Valencia after securing an settlement with the Georgian worldwide.
“Keep in mind about Mamardashvili. This isn’t a deal for this summer time however a deal for summer time 2025 with Mamardashvili to go to Bournemouth after which to Liverpool in summer time 2025. They’re nonetheless engaged on that one. They’ve an settlement with Mamardashvili, they’ve the inexperienced gentle from Bournemouth to proceed,” the CaughtOffside columnist spoke on the Right here We Go podcast.
“Now, Liverpool and Valencia are in negotiations. We all know at Valencia there may be Peter Lim who is de facto powerful in negotiations, much like Atalanta in Italy. It’s all the time tough to barter with these golf equipment.
“However Liverpool are in it and Mamardashvili stays a chance they’re contemplating.”
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The 23-year-old caught the attention on the worldwide stage along with his performances on this 12 months’s version of the European Championship in Germany.
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Liverpool planning for the long run
It ought to be taken as a constructive signal that we’re already planning nicely upfront of Alisson Becker hanging up his Liverpool gloves. An eventuality we very a lot hope isn’t on the horizon!
Nonetheless, it’s the type of transfer that does fall neatly according to Richard Hughes’ promise that opportunism would information our hand available in the market.
A promising first exhibiting at Portman Street apart, we’re nonetheless a bit involved about our future planning in different areas.
Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mo Salah all stay on expiring contracts (working out in 2025). In the meantime, there’s a chance Joe Gomez could possibly be the subsequent senior star to depart the membership within the present window.
Merely put, we don’t really feel Liverpool can afford to permit the window to attract shut with out reinforcing not less than one space of the pitch.
Now we have to acknowledge the chance that the squad manages to keep away from a critical harm disaster. Although, that could be asking for an excessive amount of given the elevated schedule in gentle of a tweaked Champions League format.
It looks like we’re tempting destiny.
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