Mamardashvili: "I Will Fight for the Starting Role at Liverpool"
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Liverpool's big summer signing says he's looking forward to joining the Reds next season—even if it means competing with Alisson Becker for the starting role.
Liverpool caught many by surprise when they made their biggest signing of the 2024 summer transfer window the €35M signing of Valengia and Georgia rising star goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili following the 24-year-old's standout performance at Euro 2024.
With Mamardashvili staying at Valencia for the 2024-25 season before making the move to England next summer, though, questions about where exactly another top stopper fits in with the Reds already having arguably the top goalkeeper in football starting for them is a question for the future.
And regardless the presence of Alisson Becker at Liverpool, Mamardashvili says it was an opportunity he couldn't pass up when it was presented to him—and that even if he needs to compete with Alisson for playing time next season, it's a move he's enthusiastic to make.
"I was attracted by the Liverpool project as soon as the club's representatives met with me," Mamardashvili said when asked about his future while on duty with Georgia's national team this week. "I will fight for the starting goalkeeper role there, even if the current goalkeeper does not leave."
Before the time comes to join the Reds, though, Mamardashvili's more pressing concerns are at Valencia, with the La Liga side facing a difficult start to the season and mired in the relegation places: 18th with just six points after nine games and two back of Leganes, Getafe, and safety.
"I am focused 100% on helping my team keep its place in La Liga," he added. 'I will work hard for that. We have not been lucky with the schedule at the start of the season, but there are matches coming up in which we can take points, so we look to the future with hope."
