Mamardashvili is now the most expensive goalkeeper in the worldSD
The market recognizes Giorgi Mamardashvili as the best goalkeeper in the worldwith the permission of Diogo Costa, who no longer surpasses the Valencian player but does equal him in value. And in the latest update of the prestigious and specialized portal ‘Transfermarkt’, the Valencia goalkeeper experiences a new increase in value until reaching 45 million eurosthe same as the aforementioned Portuguese goalkeeper of Porto, who occupied the sole first position before the Euro with 40 million. That is, Costa has also experienced a growth, but only of five ‘kilos’ while Giorgi’s has been 10 (from 35 to 45 million). Thus, Mamardashvili has become the best and most valued goalkeeper on the market.
The changes are all a result of the recent European Championship that Spain won in Germany. In the weeks leading up to the tournament, Mamardashvili, After his outstanding season with Valencia CF, he had already sat at the table of the best, although he was still the sixth most valuable goalkeeper (35 million) tied with names like Vicar (Tottenham), David Raya (Arsenal), Ederson (Manchester City) o André Onana (Manchester United) and beaten by Maignan (Milan), Donnarumma (PSG), Dog (Dortmund) and the own Diogo Costa. All of them have played in the Euros, and in fact many of them took advantage of the fact that they are defending the colours of a more powerful team to play more rounds in the tournament, but not one of them left a bigger mark than the gloves of Mamardashvili, who led a combative Georgian team to the round of 16, where they found Spain as their executioner.
Already in the second match of the group stage he left the Valencia CF flag high, establishing himself, with 11 saves, The goalkeeper with the most saves in a group stage match since the 12 made by the Latvian Aleksandrs Kolinko in 2004. In the third match against Portugal, with his team playing for its life, he also became an insurmountable wall that drove the Portuguese to despair and led Georgia to the round of 16. Against Spain he was once again the best player on his team, but the storm of red was too much even for the best goalkeeper in the world. With fewer games played than all the goalkeepers who accompany him at the top of the statistics, The Georgian stood out with an average of 7.5 interventions per game.
His performance earned him a deserved spot in the best eleven of the tournament in prestigious media such as ESPN and La Gazzetta and also on portals that result from the performance statistics of recognized companies such as Opta. However, UEFA had other plans and decided to include Mike Maignan in its eleven, who reached the semi-finals demonstrating a good level, although somewhat inferior to the Valencian.
In fact, the value of the Frenchman from Milan has not been altered in this latest update and remains at 38 million euros. UEFA “had technical observers in all the matches, who “analysed the performances from the coach’s perspective and selected the MVP”, as well as considering both “the individual performance and the impact on his team” of the player.
