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Liverpool transfer news: Liverpool have blocked a late move for Giorgi Mamardashvili after Nottingham Forest showed interest in the goalkeeper before the summer deadline. The report, carried by Transfer Feed, suggested Liverpool could have allowed the 25-year-old to leave if they found suitable cover first, giving Mamardashvili a chance to play regularly. That solution never arrived, though, and the club kept him at Anfield as the window closed on Tuesday night.
The Georgian spent much of last season as Alisson Becker’s deputy, with injuries to the Brazilian giving Mamardashvili 20 competitive appearances. He conceded 34 goals and kept three clean sheets, numbers that did little to settle questions about whether Liverpool had found their future No.1.
Forest’s interest therefore offered a possible escape route, especially for a goalkeeper who wants regular first-team football. Instead, Liverpool chose continuity and kept a proven international on the bench. Training with the squad on deadline day further pointed to that outcome, while reports confirmed there was no late breakthrough.
Opinion:
In my view, keeping Mamardashvili was the most sensible call, even if his lack of starts may frustrate him. Alisson’s recent muscle problems make dependable cover essential across a season packed with Premier League and Champions League fixtures, and relying on Freddie Woodman or the sidelined Vitezslav Jaros would be far more risky.
His 34 goals conceded deserve context, too. Liverpool’s defensive structure often exposed their goalkeeper last season, so one difficult campaign shouldn’t erase the pedigree he built at Valencia or his value for Georgia. Selling under pressure after 20 appearances could have reduced Liverpool’s leverage.
The £30m arrival of 18-year-old Lucca Brughmans from Genk strengthens that argument. Brughmans has returned to Genk for 2026/27, so he cannot provide senior cover now. With Alisson edging closer to the end of his contract, Mamardashvili gives Liverpool an experienced option this season and preserves flexibility for a controlled decision next summer.
Given the squad’s registration limits, forcing a replacement deal on deadline day would have created needless risk and expense.