Liverpool made an excellent choice to signal Giorgi Mamardashvili this summer season. (Photograph by Alex Pantling/Getty Photographs)
The 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony has concluded in Paris with Man Metropolis’s Rodri topped because the winner however the rankings present that Liverpool made an excellent choice by signing Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia forward of the 2025/26 marketing campaign.
The Reds had a really quiet 2024 summer season switch window as there have been numerous modifications occurring behind the scenes on the Merseyside membership following the departure of Jurgen Klopp.
New head coach Arne Slot additionally wanted to evaluate his squad and with the Dutch coach proud of what he noticed, the Premier League outfit solely introduced in two gamers.
Liverpool acquired Federico Chiesa from Juventus, who’s technically the one participant the Reds added for the present season, because the Premier League giants additionally signed Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia as a part of a £29m deal however loaned the goalkeeper again to the La Liga aspect.
The Georgia worldwide impressed all through the 2023/24 marketing campaign and put in some nice shows for his nation throughout Euro 2024.
This caught the eye of a number of golf equipment round Europe, nonetheless, Liverpool caught all people out by making a transfer for the 24-year-old through the summer season.
This has now confirmed to be a really good piece of enterprise and the newest Ballon d’Or rankings spotlight this.
Liverpool star Giorgi Mamardashvili achieves spectacular Ballon d’Or rating
Mamardashvili completed seventh within the remaining rankings for the Yachine Trophy, which topped the very best goalkeeper on the earth and was awarded to Aston Villa’s Emi Martnez.
The Georgian goalkeeper completed forward of Liverpool’s present number-one Alisson and it highlights the good piece of enterprise the Reds did over the summer season to signal the 24-year-old early as Valencia may have demanded extra for the participant in 2025 now that he’s formally one of many prime 10 gamers on the earth in his place.
Subsequent season might be fascinating to see if Mamardashvili can take Alisson’s place at Anfield or will the Georgian star have to attend a yr earlier than changing the Brazilian on the Merseyside membership.
