Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Liverpool Complete Brughmans Deal, Loan Depends on Mamardashvili
Liverpool have signed an 18-year-old goalkeeper named Lucca Brughmans from Genk.
The transfer is worth up to €35 million.
Liverpool’s normal plan is to let him stay at Genk on loan for another season.
This would allow him to keep playing regularly.
However, Liverpool already have a backup goalkeeper named Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Other Premier League clubs, including Nottingham Forest, are interested in Mamardashvili.
If Liverpool sell him, Brughmans may move to Liverpool immediately instead.
So Brughmans’s plans depend on what happens to another goalkeeper.
The decision could be made before the transfer deadline on Monday evening.
Liverpool have completed a €33 million deal plus €2 million in add-ons for 18-year-old Genk goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans.
The planned arrangement is to loan Brughmans back to Genk for the season.
Brughmans’s loan could be canceled if Liverpool sell backup goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Mamardashvili has reportedly attracted interest from several Premier League clubs, including Nottingham Forest.
With roughly 48 hours until the Monday evening deadline, Brughmans’s destination remains undecided.
- Who
- Liverpool, Genk goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans, and Liverpool backup goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili are central to the situation.
- What
- Liverpool have completed Brughmans’s transfer for €33 million plus €2 million in add-ons, but have not finalized whether he will join immediately or return to Genk on loan.
- When
- The decision is expected during the roughly 48 hours before the Monday evening transfer deadline.
- Where
- Brughmans is currently at Genk, and the alternative destination is Liverpool.
- Why
- Liverpool plan to loan Brughmans out so he can continue regular first-team football, unless Mamardashvili is sold and a replacement is needed.
- Transfer fee
- €33 million plus €2 million in add-ons, for a potential total of €35 million
- Player age
- 18
- Current club
- Genk
- Default plan
- Loan Brughmans back to Genk for the season
- Contingency
- Brughmans would join Liverpool immediately if Giorgi Mamardashvili is sold
- Mamardashvili interest
- Several Premier League clubs, including Nottingham Forest, are reportedly interested
- Decision timeframe
- Roughly 48 hours before the Monday evening deadline