According to a report from Team Talk, Nottingham Forest are in active talks to sign Giorgi Mamardashvili from Liverpool. The 25-year-old Georgian international has emerged as a serious target for the City Ground club, and those discussions are trending towards a permanent deal rather than any sort of loan arrangement, though nothing is fully confirmed just yet.
Liverpool transfer news: Giorgi Mamardashvili and Nottingham Forest
The report adds that Mamardashvili himself is far from happy sitting as a backup keeper another season while he is firmly in his prime years. Liverpool, for their part, have already begun looking for cover, reportedly agreeing a £30 million deal to bring in Genk’s 18-year-old prospect Lucca Brughmans. That particular piece of business tells you something. When a club line up a replacement that quickly, the exit door is wide open.
Liverpool transfer news: Honest opinion on Mamardashvili’s Anfield year
Strip away the Euro 2024 fanfare that surrounded his £29 million arrival and look at the raw numbers. They don’t tell a flattering story. Mamardashvili made 20 appearances across all competitions in his debut 2025/26 campaign, including 10 Premier League outings and 7 in the Champions League.
Three clean sheets. A 65.4% save percentage in the league. 18 goals conceded in those domestic matches alone. That is 1.87 goals per 90 minutes, and it exposes a defensive frailty that Anfield simply cannot afford.
The core problem isn’t effort or attitude. It’s a stylistic mismatch that was almost predictable from day one. At Valencia, Mamardashvili thrived as a classic shot-stopper operating behind a low defensive block. His enormous 6-foot-6 frame worked brilliantly in that context while commanding his area, reacting to long-range efforts.
The system at Liverpool asks for something entirely different. The aggressive high line demands sweeper-keeper instincts, elite positioning off the ball, and clean distribution under pressure. His passing completion fell to 71% in the Premier League and dropped further to 66% in the Champions League. Those are not numbers that suggest a goalkeeper settling in. They suggest a goalkeeper struggling to adapt.
Liverpool transfer news: What happens if he stays
His goal-prevented metrics ran negative throughout the season. He wasn’t making the game-changing stops that Alisson Becker delivers routinely. Nobody is questioning his ceiling as a shot-stopper, but the specific technical traits Liverpool require from the number one jersey aren’t currently in his locker.
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Alisson remains first choice when fit, and his contract runs until June 2027. Another season of cup rotations and standby duties would be genuinely wasteful for a goalkeeper of Mamardashvili’s profile and age. Forest offer him exactly what he needs: a starting position, a defensive system better suited to his game, and a genuine platform. Liverpool get their £29 million back and free up the shirt for a younger rebuild.
