Liverpool have made an impressive start to the season and currently sit atop the Premier League table. However, the Reds face a significant concern with Alisson’s absence due to a muscle injury, which is expected to sideline him for six weeks, according to Premier Injuries. His injury will keep him out until November, providing Liverpool a chance to assess their future without the Brazilian goalkeeper in the coming weeks.
Caoimhin Kelleher will step in for Alisson in the coming weeks; however, the club does not view him as a long-term successor to the Brazilian and plans to allow him to leave next summer. Liverpool have already focused on life after Alisson and plan to sign Georgi Mamardashvili from Valencia in next summer’s transfer window.
Georgi Mamardashvili fires shots at Liverpool superstar Alisson Becker
Liverpool signed the Georgian international from Valencia in August of this year, but they quickly loaned him back for the current season. He currently earns approximately £24,919 per week. Regarding his future at Liverpool, the Georgian goalkeeper revealed that he is studying English and following Premier League matches closely.
“I was attracted by the Liverpool project when the club’s representatives met with me to sign me. I will fight for the starting goalkeeper position, even if the current goalkeeper does not leave the team ,”
Giorgi Mamardashvili Speaking with Georgian television’s First Channel, as reported by EFE.
Arne Slot could face a selection dilemma if both goalkeepers remain in the Reds’ squad for the start of the 2025/26 campaign, as Mamardashvili positions himself as Alisson’s potential successor. The Valencia goalkeeper expressed his enthusiasm for the project at Anfield and made it clear that he does not intend to join Merseyside just to sit on the bench.
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Despite Liverpool facing issues with Alisson’s injury, the terms of Mamardashvili’s loan contract are dire, ensuring that the player will not make an early move to Anfield and will remain with Valencia CF for the entire season. In the immediate future, Valencia, having secured just one victory in nine games, will take on Las Palmas next.
For someone who is a last line of defence, Mamardashvilli sure can go on the attack when he chooses to. How Alisson responds to the challenge should prove telling.
