Big claims from Spain – Newcastle make ‘formal approach’ for €30 million La Liga’s star.
Newcastle United has made a ‘formal approach’ for Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, according to reports in Spain.
Newcastle officials are said to have visited the 23-year-old on’more than five occasions’ this season and are aware of Valencia’s €30 million (£25.6 million) asking price. According to reports, the gigantic Georgian is’very attracted’ to a prospective move to St James’ Park, as his ideal destination is the Premier League and he wants to play in Europe, which we are on track to achieve if we stay in the top seven.
Mamardashvili is 6ft 6′ tall and has impressed in La Liga this season. He’s maintained 12 clean sheets and helped the Spaniards have the division’s third-best defence, conceding fewer goals than Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
Several North-East stories in recent weeks have confirmed our interest in the goalkeeper, supporting the exclusive we posted in early March, which stated Toon scouts had been in Spain to watch him.