Giorgi Mamardashvili stays at Liverpool as Brughmans deal lands late | OneFootball

Giorgi Mamardashvili will remain at Liverpool after a turbulent end to the window, with Alisson Becker still first choice and the Georgian set to wait for chances.

According to Superdeporte, Liverpool kept faith with Alisson, limiting Mamardashvili’s pathway. Exit options surfaced in England and Italy, including links to Juventus.

Nottingham Forest made a late enquiry but no deal followed, as Liverpool would only consider a significant bid. The City Ground club currently have John Víctor, Steven Benda and 34-year-old Matz Sels, who started the first three matches.

Almost in parallel, Liverpool signed 18-year-old Belgian goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans from Genk. The two-metre-tall prospect is dubbed the new Courtois and is tipped for club and country, though that remains unproven.

The fee was about 30 million pounds, roughly 35 million euros. Brughmans stays on loan at Genk for 2026/27. Liverpool prefer a safer, experienced bench option in Mamardashvili while Alisson’s deal runs until 2027 if he does not renew, mirroring how Liverpool handled the Georgian after buying him in 2024 and leaving him at Valencia CF for one year before 2025.

Mamardashvili will serve as Alisson’s understudy this season, but Brughmans’ arrival introduces uncertainty for summer 2027. The window closed without a move for the Georgian, and his future is likely to return to Liverpool’s agenda once the season ends, a situation Valencia CF will monitor.

Source: Superdeporte

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