Juventus and Inter Milan line up Liverpool 'legend' for summer transfer as contract ticks down

Goals win games, but defences win championships. When games were tight last season, Liverpool relied on Mohamed Salah at one end of the park and Alisson Becker at the other.

At 33-years old (34 in October), the Brazil international is still in his prime years for a goalkeeper even if the signing of Giorgi Mamardashvili suggests that Arne Slot is preparing for life after his no.1 already. The towering Georgian has looked perfectly competent in his appearances so far and, with time, could well replace a player who can still claim to be one of the best in the world in his position.

Serie A duo look to sign Alisson

According to Italian media outlet SOS Fanta, Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Mamardashvili could well get his chance to impress sooner, rather than later, reporting that Juventus and Inter Milan are both considering a move for the Liverpool stopper: "Alisson is a legend at Liverpool, there's a lot of talk about Inter and Juventus. They're both looking for a goalkeeper this summer, and it's understood the player wants to stay at Liverpool for another year, he doesn't want to leave. If the club puts him on the market, we'll see, but he'd like to finish his contract there and leave in the summer of 2027.”

Liverpool won’t want to sell Alisson, however, if the player’s mind is made up that he is going to leave the club in the next 12 months or so, they might want to cash in early and get a fee, knowing that they already have his replacement at the club. He would still command the sort of fee that means Richard Hughes could sign someone to compete with Mamardashvili.

What Arne Slot has said about Alisson

Slot is a huge fan of Alisson and fully appreciates the luxury of having two players who he can trust: "In an ideal world, you don’t need your goalkeeper," Slot said previously about the Brazilian. That means you defend so well that you don’t need a goalkeeper that makes important saves for you. But the good thing for us is [that] if we do need a goalkeeper, we have an outstanding one.

“We already have him [Alisson] now for seven years... seven years ago he made his debut. The good thing is that we not only have one good goalkeeper, we have Giorgi Marmardashvili, [who] is also a goalkeeper that could be a number one.

“This club is in a really good place when it comes to goalkeepers and has been for so many years.” With Alisson injured, Mamardashvili will get an early chance to prove that he could well be the man to step up in the future.