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Nearly a twelvemonth aft Giorgi Mamardashvili’s transportation to Liverpool was confirmed, the goalkeeper is present officially a Red.
The player’s transportation was announced connected August 27 2024 and was really the archetypal signing of the Arne Slot era. However, Liverpool opted to defer his determination for a year, successful which clip Mamardashvili remained astatine Valencia.
Contrary to immoderate suggestions, the Georgian planetary was not signed 10 months ago and loaned backmost to Valencia, wherever helium has spent the past 4 years and made 134 appearances.
His determination to Anfield for a interest of £25million ($34M) positive £4M ($5M) successful add-ons became authoritative arsenic of contiguous (Tuesday 1 July) and Mamardashvili volition conscionable up with his caller teammates adjacent week erstwhile preseason begins.
Liverpool’s players instrumentality to Kirkby connected Monday 7 July, with the bulk expected backmost connected time 1 fixed determination were nary planetary tournaments this summer. The objection could beryllium Harvey Elliott and Tyler Morton, who were progressive successful England Under-21’s success astatine the European Championships.
Mamardashvili volition signifier portion of a new-look goalkeeping portion that is inactive spearheaded by Alisson. The Brazilian has seen his deputies Caoimhin Kelleher, Víitezslav Jaros and Harvey Davies determination connected this summer, with Freddie Woodman’s signing announced past week and Armin Pecsi joining the Under-21s.
Mardashvili volition propulsion Alisson for a starting spot this play and has already confirmed his plans to stay astatine the nine and not permission connected loan.
“They are looking astatine maine arsenic the Liverpool goalkeeper for the adjacent 10 years,” the stopper told Geo Team successful May.
“My adjacent measurement volition beryllium the aforesaid arsenic it was successful Valencia. I volition spell and beryllium myself and bash what I can.
“The main happening is patience, grooming and hard work, and everything other volition travel by itself. I deliberation it volition beryllium good, grooming with [Alisson] volition assistance maine turn excessively and I volition summation a batch of acquisition with him.”
Mardashvili's accomplishment volition beryllium the sixth caller summation of the summertime on with Jeremie Frimpong, Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez, Pecsi and Woodman.
Leaving Valencia, Mamardashvili bid an affectional farewell to supporters astatine the extremity of the season. “It's ever a pleasance to support this club,” helium wrote connected Instagram.
“Tomorrow, I volition play my last crippled astatine location with this shirt. I hold for you each astatine Mestalla. Upward always.”
It’s expected the 24-year-old volition play 2nd fiddle to Alisson successful the upcoming play but is seen arsenic his imaginable semipermanent heir.
Liverpool fans could get a archetypal glimpse of the caller goalkeeper adjacent play erstwhile the Reds look Preston North End successful the archetypal crippled of pre-season connected 13 July.
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