{"id":229122,"date":"2025-07-01T11:06:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T11:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/229122\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T11:06:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T11:06:14","slug":"liverpool-complete-latest-transfer-ahead-of-official-unveiling-and-35m-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/229122\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool complete latest transfer ahead of official unveiling and \u00a335m exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool officially completed the signing of Freddie Woodman on July 1 with further deals expected before the start of pre-season<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_GettyImages-2222489564_copy.jpg\" alt=\"Freddie Woodman is unveiled as a Liverpool player after he signs for Liverpool Football Club \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Freddie Woodman is unveiled as a Liverpool player after he signs for Liverpool Football Club (Image: 2025 Liverpool FC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Liverpool have now officially completed the signing of Freddie Woodman on a free transfer. The Reds confirmed last Friday (June 27) that they have reached a deal to sign the shot-stopper upon the expiry of his contract with Preston North End.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The 28-year-old\u2019s deal with the Lilywhites expired on Monday (June 30), meaning he has now officially become a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool <\/a>player after his new Reds contract commenced on July 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Sure enough, eagled-eyed supporters will have noticed that Woodman has now been added to the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/team\/mens\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">squad profiles section<\/a> on the club\u2019s official website. However, they might also notice that one player also remains missing.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/florian-wirtz-caught-up-bayern-31962874\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florian Wirtz caught up in Bayern Munich war of words as club still reel after Liverpool transfer<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/liverpool-could-raise-over-200m-31959840\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool could raise over \u00a3200m with huge sales this summer as Richard Hughes plots next moves<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Woodman is not the only shot-stopper Liverpool have signed this summer with the Reds undergoing something of a revamp of their goalkeeping department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Caoimhin Kelleher was granted a long-awaited <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/anfield\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Anfield<\/a> exit as he joined Brentford in a deal worth up to \u00a318m, with the Republic of Ireland international moving on in search of first-choice status elsewhere. Meanwhile, both Vitezslav Jaros and Harvey Davies have left on season-long loan deals to Ajax and Crawley Town respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Alongside Woodman, the Reds have also signed Armin Pecsi in a deal worth up to \u00a31.5m from Puskas Akademia with the pair providing depth in Arne Slot\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But it is also public knowledge that <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/giorgi-mamardashvili\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Giorgi Mamardashvili<\/a> will join Liverpool this summer after the Reds agreed a deal worth up to \u00a329m with Valencia last August.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/liverpool-confirm-30m-giorgi-mamardashvili-29820553\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool will pay \u00a325m to the La Liga outfit with a further \u00a34m in add-ons<\/a>. Valencia are also believed to have negotiated a 10% sell-on clause for the Georgia international.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">While the deal was agreed last summer, it was decided that Mamardashvili would remain at the Mestalla before moving to Anfield ahead of the 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Meanwhile, he remained a permanent Valencia player last season, rather than being signed by the Reds last year and then loaned back to the La Liga outfit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Consequently, the goalkeeper will only officially complete his move to Anfield this summer.<\/p>\n<p>LFC Istanbul 20th Anniversary special edition, on sale now<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It was and it will be the best final ever,\u201d says Rafa Benitez about Liverpool\u2019s fifth European Cup win in 2005. It\u2019s now 20 years since the Reds defied the odds to overcome a 3-0 half-time deficit to AC Milan in Istanbul to triumph on penalties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In this special Liverpool Echo <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.regionalnewspapers.co.uk\/liverpool-fc-istanbul-20-years-on-4754-p.asp?utm_source=LFC+-+Istanbul+20+years-All&amp;utm_medium=LFC-Istanbul+20+years-Echo-Factbox&amp;utm_campaign=LFC+Istanbul+20+Years&amp;utm_id=LFC+Istanbul+20+Years\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">48-page celebration<\/a> of the Miracle of Istanbul we bring you the inside story of how it was achieved, as told by the people who were there.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_LIVERPOOL-ISTANBUL.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Click<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.regionalnewspapers.co.uk\/liverpool-fc-istanbul-20-years-on-4754-p.asp?utm_source=LFC+-+Istanbul+20+years-All&amp;utm_medium=LFC-Istanbul+20+years-Echo-Factbox&amp;utm_campaign=LFC+Istanbul+20+Years&amp;utm_id=LFC+Istanbul+20+Years\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> HERE <\/a>to buy online and have it delivered directly to your door, or you can purchase it in participating supermarkets, high street retailers and independent newsagents on Merseyside, in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland from July 2, 2025. Online postage and packaging costs apply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Traditionally, such a deal would go through on July 1 when the international transfer market opens &#8211; the same as Bosman transfers like Woodman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But Mamardashvili has not yet been unveiled by the club and remains absent from the squad profiles section on their website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Regardless, with the Georgian expected to link up for the start of pre-season next week, supporters will not have to wait long for Mamardashvili to be unveiled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Meanwhile, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/jarell-quansah\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Jarell Quansah<\/a> is set to complete his permanent Liverpool exit after undergoing a medical with Bayer Leverkusen on Monday (June 30).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The defender, who won the European Championships with England Under-21s last week, is set to finalise his move to the Bundesliga outfit in a deal worth up to \u00a335m. Liverpool reportedly have a buyback clause of somewhere between \u00a350-60m inserted into the deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool officially completed the signing of Freddie Woodman on July 1 with further deals expected before the start&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,9425,4884,53169,179,763,1596,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-229122","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-giorgi-mamardashvili","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-jarell-quansah","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-liverpool-fc","15":"tag-liverpool-fc-transfer-news","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114777658868783224","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}