Giorgi Mamardashvili has stated there’s one cause why he isn’t but taking part in for Liverpool regardless of agreeing a transfer to Anfield 5 months in the past.
Within the last week of final summer time’s switch window, the Merseyside membership confirmed a deal for the Georgia goalkeeper, with the settlement seeing him stay with Valencia for this season earlier than linking up with the Reds forward of the 2025/26 marketing campaign.
The 24-year-old endured a troublesome night time in his most up-to-date match as he was culpable of an error for one of many seven targets that Barcelona caught previous him at Camp Nou.
Mamardashvili explains why Liverpool transfer was deferred
After the ultimate whistle, Mamardashvili was seen in dialog with opposition winger Ferran Torres, with the DAZN cameras selecting up a few of the dialogue between the 2.
When the ex-Manchester Metropolis participant requested the goalkeeper why he didn’t go away Valencia for Liverpool final summer time, the Georgian gave a telling one-word reply: ‘Alisson’.
📹 Vídeo de @DAZN_ES:ℹ️ La conversación entre MAMARDASHVILI y FERRAN TORRES al terminar el partido: «¿Por qué no te fuiste este año?». pic.twitter.com/sO3KwNVQF0
— Radio Taronja (@RadioTaronja_) January 27, 2025
Mamardashvili has eyes on displacing Alisson ultimately
When interviewed by the Spanish press again in October, Mamardashvili acknowledged his intentions to struggle for the primary berth at Anfield, even when Alisson Becker have been to stay on the membership.
That’s prone to nonetheless be his final purpose when he involves Liverpool, however his succinct reply to Torres’ query signifies that, on the time of his signing for the Reds final August, the 24-year-old didn’t appear fairly able to problem the Brazilian for his place within the staff.
The irony is that, whereas Caoimhin Kelleher has been touted to go away for Newcastle after being unable to carry down a daily beginning berth at Anfield, each Alisson and Mamardashvili have regarding save percentages from current video games.
That stated, each have confirmed to be top-class goalkeepers, with the Georgian excelling at Euro 2024 and our present number one exhibiting over the previous few years that he’s one of many world’s finest gamers in his place.
The Valencia stopper is the inheritor to the Brazilian’s throne, however how lengthy it’ll take for him to assert the standing of Liverpool’s first-choice ‘keeper stays to be seen. Let’s hope that, when he involves Merseyside later this yr, he may be simply as dependable a deputy as Kelleher has invariably been.
