Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili close to join Liverpool, Italian media says

Mamardashvili made 29 saves in four matches at the Euros, while also keeping 13 clean sheets in 37 La Liga games last season. Photo: Valencia CF

Agenda.ge, 22 Aug 2024 - 15:33, Tbilisi,Georgia

Giorgi Mamardashvili, a goalkeeper of the Georgian national team and the Spanish football club Valencia, is close to joining the English side Liverpool, Fabrizio Romano, the Italian sports journalist, said on Thursday.

Romano said the deal for the signing was “on the verge of being completed”.

🚨🔴 The agreement between Liverpool and Valencia for Giorgi Mamardashvili is on the verge of being completed.

There are still final steps needed on payment terms and deal structure.

Fee will be €35m, sell-on clause and staying at least one year on loan at Valencia.

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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 22, 2024

The Athletic, the sports department of The New York Times, said Liverpool were “exploring a deal for the 23-year-old, who impressed for Georgia during their European Championship campaign” in Germany.

The outlet also said a transfer fee would be €40 million, with Mamardashvili expected to remain at Valencia for a year as part of the deal, before officially joining Liverpool next summer.

Mamardashvili made 29 saves in four matches at the Euros, while also keeping 13 clean sheets in 37 La Liga games last season.