Tottenham Hotspur have made contact over signing Giorgi Mamardashvili – but face a major battle with Chelsea and Leicester City.
Spurs need to find a new goalkeeper this summer.
Hugo Lloris is surely coming towards the end of his time as Tottenham’s first choice goalkeeper having hit the age of 36.
Fraser Forster isn’t a long-term solution for Spurs and there should be a focus placed on landing a younger stopper.
Valencia star Mamardashvili makes sense and has been on Tottenham’s radar according to claims from Football London in February.
COPE in Spain now claim that Tottenham and Manchester United have both met with Mamardashvili’s representatives to discuss a summer move.
However, the report also claims that Chelsea are very interested in the Georgian and have made their first move in this race.
Chelsea invited Mamardashvili’s agents to Stamford Bridge to watch their clash with Liverpool on Tuesday.
The Blues have been splashing the cash in the transfer market and could now invest big money in Mamardashvili to become their new number one.
Leicester City now pushing for Giorgi Mamardashvili
News of Chelsea’s interest in Mamardashvili is a big enough blow for Spurs, but there is even more interest too.
Fabrizio Romano claims that Leicester City are actually leading the race to sign Mamardashvili.
The Foxes never really replaced Kasper Schmeichel following his exit last summer and have been using both Danny Ward and Daniel Iversen this season.
Mamardashvili may be seen as a long-term solution for Leicester but they must stay in the Premier League.
Tuesday’s defeat to Aston Villa leaves Leicester in real danger of dropping out of the Premier League – which would end their hopes of signing Mamardashvili.
The 22-year-old is gigantic stopper at 6ft 6in tall and has been a shining light in a dismal Valencia campaign.
Mamardashvili has a huge £88million release clause in his contract but all of these interested clubs – Chelsea, Leicester, Spurs and United – will all be looking at a much cheaper fee.
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