Liverpool’s summer was already complicated enough. Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konate have all left, Arne Slot has been sacked after a fifth-place finish that represented a catastrophic underperformance given the £450 million spent rebuilding the squad, and incoming manager Andoni Iraola has not yet taken charge. The last thing the club needed was to lose the one player whose presence still commands authority in that dressing room. Thankfully, they will not have to. Alisson Becker has decided to stay at Anfield.
[ESPN Brazil confirmed this week](https://www.espn.com.br/futebol/liverpool/artigo/_/id/16786109/desejado-pela-juventus-alisson-decide-ficar-liverpool-cumprir-ultimo-ano-contrato) that Alisson has turned down Juventus’s approach and will see out his contract at Liverpool. His decision, crucially, had nothing to do with Slot’s sacking, which came after the talks were already well underway. Liverpool triggered a clause in his deal to extend it by 12 months, meaning he is now contracted until the summer of 2027.
Fabrizio Romano confirmed that the club communicated their position directly to Alisson and his representatives: he is untouchable this summer, and that stance has not shifted despite the managerial change. Romano wrote that Liverpool’s final plan is for the goalkeeper to stay, and that position has been formally passed on to his camp.
Juventus were serious about this. La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that personal terms had been discussed as far back as April, and the Bianconeri tabled a contract worth considerably more than what Liverpool’s one-year extension offers. A fee of around £13 million was mooted given his contract situation. But the player chose not to force the issue, which for a man with one year left and a lucrative offer on the table says everything about his commitment to the club.
The immediate consequence is a headache for Giorgi Mamardashvili. The Georgian made 20 appearances in his debut season after his [£29 million move from Valencia](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13203708/giorgi-mamardashvili-liverpool-sign-goalkeeper-from-valencia-in-arne-slots-first-deal-but-he-will-arrive-next-summer) and never fully convinced, with his distribution in particular drawing criticism. Reports from Italy have linked him with loan moves to Juventus, Inter Milan and Fiorentina, and Liverpool are understood to be open to that possibility.
Vitezslav Jaros, who suffered a serious knee injury, could return to fill a backup role. For Iraola, inheriting a goalkeeper of Alisson’s calibre as his undisputed number one is about the best piece of news Liverpool can offer him heading into a rebuild that needs to go right immediately.Copy Article Text