Goalkeeper Giorgi Mhamardashvili, Valencia, came from relative darkness to be on the shortlist for the Lev Yashin Award in the space of just three years, a sign that the young Georgian Shotstopper has no ambition. He will go to Liverpool at the end of the season for an amount of € 30 million and is not going to rest on his laurels.
The 23-year-old is one of the best in La Liga since he arrived in Mestalla and played a key role in Valencia's Surivival in La Liga in recent seasons. When it was confirmed that he would come to Liverpool, he decided to stay surprisingly in Valencia instead of loan in the Premier League.
He was seen earlier in the season that Ferran Torres said that the reason he did not go directly to Liverpool, the current number one was Alisson Becker, but recent reports claimed that Mamaardashvili will arrive at Anfield who earned the starting place in the summer. He has now drawn the battle lines himself.
“I go to Liverpool to fight to be number one. I will, I will train, and I will do my best. Then the coach will decide. I am not the one who decides who plays and not,” he said Geo Team, as quoted by Relo.
How successful he is in that endeavor can still be seen. The 32-year-old Alisson enjoyed another good season in Liverpool, and with another two years about his contract it is said that he would like to stay in the club. He has shown no signs to lose weight, although this summer it might be Liverpool's last chance to get something of compensation for him.
Mamaardashvili has struggled more than normal this season, and without being poor, has pulled less of the miracles where he had become synonymous with the east coast of Spain.