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Alisson Becker Future Discussed As Liverpool Weigh Giorgi Mamardashvili Decision

Alisson Becker’s future at Liverpool came into focus on Media Matters for Anfield Index, as Dave Davis and David Lynch discussed the scale of change already facing the club.

Davis framed the issue around the number of senior figures potentially leaving, saying Liverpool “just can’t afford to lose Alisson and Konate, Salah, Robbo.” In his view, “there’d just be too much going through the door.”

Lynch agreed with the logic, although he pointed out that similar reasoning could also have applied to Ibrahima Konate. “I thought that was the logic for kind of keeping Konate as well,” he said.

Still, on Alisson, Lynch accepted that Liverpool may need to draw a line. “There’s probably got to be a point at which you stop and say, God, we can’t lose any more big hitters and lose that continuity or whatever.”

Liverpool have contract control

The conversation then turned to why keeping Alisson makes sense from a club perspective. Lynch acknowledged there are concerns, saying: “He is injury prone. You’ve got worries around that.”

But he also pointed to the wider squad context. Liverpool may have “a new centre half starting in the team next season” and “probably a new right back as well,” so the question becomes, as Lynch put it: “How many more changes do you want to make?”

That was the central point. Even if there are valid questions around Alisson’s injuries, removing another senior leader from the team would increase the instability around Liverpool’s rebuild.

Lynch also said Liverpool were “able to trigger that option in his contract,” adding that “they’ve got the kind of control over that.”

His conclusion was that keeping Alisson “does make sense from that point of view.” He added: “I guess that’s something to be happy about, that at least some of the churn is being managed.”

Mamardashvili decision depends on player

Davis then asked whether Liverpool would want Giorgi Mamardashvili, who arrived for £30m last summer, to remain as number two. Lynch’s answer was clear from the club’s perspective.

“I think they’d love to from a club perspective,” he said. “They’d ideally keep him as a number two because there’s a lot of games for him there because Alisson will inevitably get injured for points.”

That line captures Liverpool’s ideal scenario. Alisson remains the senior goalkeeper, while Mamardashvili provides high level cover and plays when required.

But Lynch also stressed that this may not be Liverpool’s decision alone. “I think a lot of it’s going to come down to what the player wants,” he said.

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Loan or permanent exit possible

The key uncertainty is whether Mamardashvili would accept being second choice. Lynch suggested the goalkeeper may have expected a different role by now.

“If he’s not happy to be a number two next season, probably thought he might be ready to be number one this time,” Lynch said.

That could lead to movement. Lynch said Mamardashvili “might push for a loan move away or maybe even a permanent.”

He summed up the situation by saying it is “completely up to him really” and depends on “how hard he pushes.”