Italian clubs have an interest in bringing Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker back to Serie A. The Brazilian, out of contract in 2027, has seemingly made up his mind.
12:29, 12 Mar 2026
Alisson Becker, goalkeeper of Liverpool running during the Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool on March 6, 2026 in Wolverhampton, England.
Alisson is being linked with a move away from Liverpool.(Image: Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)
Liverpool may be toiling, but there is no denying that it is a squad that remains full of living legends. In many cases, nothing that they could do would prevent them from going down in club folklore, and Alisson Becker certainly fits that bill.
And unlike some of the other veterans in Arne Slot's side, Alisson has shown no real signs of age catching up to him. Yes, he's out injured with a muscle complaint, but un-goalkeeper-like injuries have been a recurring theme of his time at Anfield from almost the minute he arrived.
In terms of performance levels, Alisson still cannot be faulted. Where Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk have betrayed a few unwanted signs that an era may be coming to an end, the Brazilian still has a claim to be the very best in the world in his position.
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There is some irony, then, in the fact that Alisson is the player whom Liverpool is probably most ready to replace when the time comes. Giorgi Mamardashvili is waiting in the wings, and put in another solid performance as understudy against Galatasaray, despite the 1-0 defeat.
The Georgian is 25, and like Caoimhin Kelleher before him, will not want to be second choice indefinitely. Were it not for Alisson's continued brilliance, you might suggest that summer would be the obvious time for a passing of the baton between the sticks, after a year of Mamardashvili learning from the best.
Other clubs in Europe certainly seem to think so, anyway. Juventus and AC Milan have both been linked with a summer move for Alisson, in what would mark a return to Serie A eight years after he swapped Roma for Liverpool.
Alisson Becker, then of AS Roma, during the UEFA Champions League quarter final match between FC Barcelona and AS Roma at the Camp Nou stadium on April 04, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain.
Alisson knows Italian football well from his time with Roma.(Image: VI Images via Getty Images)
However, Fabrizio Romano reports that Alisson has made up his mind. He wants to stay at Liverpool for another year.
"He’s under contract till 2027," Romano said on his YouTube channel. "The message from Alisson’s camp is that the player really wants to continue at Liverpool.
"He really wants to fulfil his contract at Liverpool. One more season, until June 2027, and then eventually consider his future."
Clearly, that's great news for Liverpool. Perhaps the club could be accused of failing to get ahead of succession planning in certain areas of the pitch, but it would be nonsensical to force Alisson out of the door while he remains at the top of his game.
The one question mark, of course, is what it means for Mamardashvili. There are shades of when Chelsea had to balance the interests of Petr Cech with an up-and-coming Thibaut Courtois, and if the Georgian forced the issue, then perhaps Liverpool would have to consider the same solution: a high-level loan for the young stopper, with the promise of minutes on his return.
Giorgi Mamardashvili of Liverpool FC looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Round of 16 First Leg match between Galatasaray A.S. and Liverpool FC at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 10, 2026.
Giorgi Mamardashvili is the one person associated with Liverpool who may not welcome Alisson's decision to stay.(Image: Yagiz Gurtug/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
For its part, Liverpool would rather avoid this. It knows that it must factor in a healthy handful of absences for Alisson in any given season, and a backup of Mamardashvili's quality is a luxury.
Whether that will be enough to satisfy the former Valencia stopper remains to be seen. But Liverpool already reluctantly sanctioned the departure of one excellent goalkeeper when it sold Kelleher to Brentford; the hierarchy is well-established, and Alisson will rightly be the priority for as long as he's on top of his game and keen on remaining at Anfield.
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With another summer of flux potentially on the horizon, the promise of continuity in goal is reassuring. Alisson has enabled the highest of highs and cushioned the lowest of lows, and he can be a major asset to Liverpool for a long time yet.