According to reports, Liverpool is almost certain to sign Valencia custodian Georgi Mamardashvili. Since taking over as manager of Anfield after the departure of Jurgen Klopp, Arne Slot has strangely failed to welcome even one new player.

Despite this, the Merseyside giants went on to win 2-0 at Ipswich Town on Saturday afternoon to kick off the 2024–25 Premier League season. However, it is no secret that the Dutchman wants to bolster his team.

In the short term, a new centre-back, central midfielder and attacker are all possibilities, particularly the former with Sepp van den Berg potentially being sold to Brentford.

As far as the long term is concerned, though, Liverpool are seemingly eager to put a deal in place that could theoretically benefit them for years to come.

Liverpool hoping to seal Mamardashvili transfer

 Liverpool are close to putting terms in place to bring in Mamardashvili.

The Georgia international has been on the club’s radar for a number of weeks having starred for his country at Euro 2024 earlier in the summer.

Mamardashvili has previously made it clear that he is not prepared to move to a bigger European club to sit on the substitutes’ bench.

As a result, it appears that Liverpool will be agreeing a deal with Valencia with the view of the 23-year-old remaining on loan at the Mestalla.

Liverpool are said to have put forward a proposal that would see them pay £25.6m up-front with a further £4.3m in add-ons.

Although there had been a suggestion that Mamardashvili may move to Bournemouth for the remainder of this campaign, that option now appears to have been taken off the table.

What now for Liverpool’s other goalkeepers?

For the time being, Liverpool have Alisson Becker and Caoimhin Kelleher as their two main options for this season.

However, Mamardashvili is being bought with the intention of being the next Liverpool player, so it’s possible that Kelleher and Alisson will both go in the summer. While Kelleher has just 12 months left on his contract and is unlikely to be renewed if he is to stay as backup, Alisson has been strongly linked to a move to the Saudi Pro League.