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Yahoo
27-06-2025
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Fabrizio Romano's latest update OPENS door to mega Liverpool transfer
Fabrizio Romano's latest update could have an impact on Liverpool. The club's goalkeeping department has never been in better shape. Even with the departure of Caoimhin Kelleher, Liverpool have one of the best goalkeeping trio in the world right now. Advertisement Alisson Becker is the best goalkeeper in the world without a shadow of a doubt. He proved that throughout the course of last season, most notably with his heroics against Paris Saint Germain. Behind him Liverpool are now going to add a brilliant goalkeeper in Giorgi Mamardashvili, who has excelled for Valencia over the last few seasons and proved his quality for Georgia at Euro 2024, with some sublime performances to secure qualification into the knock-out round for his team. Mamardashvili will now be looking to compete with Alisson for the no.1 spot, meanwhile behind them the Reds have recruited Armin Pecsi, who is one of the highest rated young goalkeepers in Europe as the club's third choice goalkeeper. Pecsi has played over 50 games for Puskas Akademia in Hungary and is only 20-years-old. He comes as a Golden Boy nominee, and is currently ranked second among goalkeepers for the prestigious award. Advertisement Liverpool have always wanted to create this kind of environment. With Vitezslav Jaros going on loan to Ajax, there is the potential for the Reds to have another really exciting goalkeeper in a few years time as well. On top of that, there are high hopes about Kornel Misciur, who has produced some fantastic performances at academy level over the course of the last season. But that doesn't mean there is no room for investment. Last summer Liverpool were interested in Anthony Patterson of Sunderland, who led the English club back to the Premier League during the 2024/25 campaign. A move for Patterson never materialised last year but Liverpool must still keep him on their radar considering he has been brilliant in the Championship. And now there may be a door opening for the club to sign the talented young goalkeeper.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
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EXCLUSIVE: Wonderkid will join Liverpool first team in pre-season
20-year-old Armin Pecsi will be arriving from Puskas Akademia this summer and linking up with fellow Hungarian Dominik Szoboszlai in the first team. He's probably one of the club's most exciting young talents, and the only nominee Liverpool currently have in the top 100 rankings for the Golden Boy award. Advertisement It's expected that the Reds' new wonderkid will initially be playing for the club's U21 side as he adjusts to the demands of English football. However, Anfield Watch understands that for the beginning of the pre-season, Pecsi will be joining the first team and he will be part of Slot's preparations. This means he could get a chance to make his unofficial debut for the club, if the need arises to use more than two goalkeepers with Alisson Becker and Giorgi Mamardashvili currently ahead of him in the pecking order. In pre-season, Liverpool often rotate goalkeepers, so this is a possibility. Advertisement Last summer, Slot used three goalkeepers during the preparations with third choice Vitezslav Jaros playing three games during pre-season, including 28 minutes against Sevilla, when Alisson Becker and Caoimhin Kelleher were both available. It's expected Jaros is going to depart on loan with Ajax currently the frontrunners to sign him. This will open up a space for Pecsi to claim the number three spot and thus potentially make his debut for the Reds' first team. The club have high hopes for Pecsi and regard him as Slot's third choice keeper. While, he will be playing mostly U21 football next season, which is a step down for somebody who has over 50 first team appearances under his belt, the expectations is that he will be training alongside Mamardashvili and Alisson, to learn the ropes and this is very much a step up. Advertisement As a third choice goalkeeper, he could even get a chance to make his debut for the Reds' first team in a rare circumstance if both Alisson and Mamardashvili are injured. This occurred last season, too, with Jaros playing against Crystal Palace in the Premier League and Brighton in the League Cup. In the long-term, Liverpool envision Pecsi to be a first choice goalkeeper. That is why they have invested £1.5m on him, which makes him the second most expensive Hungarian goalkeeper behind Peter Gulacsi.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
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Wonderkid fulfils DESTINY by signing for Liverpool
Liverpool's latest signing Armin Pecsi is another example of this. It was the Hungarian wonderkid's destiny to play for the club. Pecsi's father, Imre, is a Liverpool fan. His son, Armin, was born in 2005 - the same year the Reds pulled off the miracle of Istanbul. Advertisement Growing up in Gyor, Armin, just like his father, became a fan of the Reds. Thousands of miles away from Liverpool, the youngster was wearing the club's colours with pride as he shared on his Instagram page announcing his arrival at the club. Three years ago, Pecsi was already walking around the Anfield dressing room. Back then, he made the visit while he was playing in U19 European qualifying matches in the north of England. Incidentally, it's here where he first caught the eye of scouts, playing a blinder against England's U19 team, making six saves and keeping a 10-men Hungary in the game, with his side narrowly losing 1-0. In between those qualifying matches, Hungary's team made a visit to Anfield, and had a tour around the stadium. Pecsi standing at the back with his long hair, will have already fulfilled a lifelong dream of visiting the famous stadium. Little did he know that three years later, he'd be there again, signing for the club. But before that, a few more significant things had to happen to forge Pecsi's arrival into destiny. Advertisement In 2023, Dominik Szoboszlai signed for Liverpool. Hungary's best player, Pecsi's countryman, signing for his beloved club. To make matters even better, by that point Pecsi was Szoboszlai's fellow colleague, with Matyas Esterhazy's EM Sports Consulting representing both of Hungary's promising stars. As a result, Pecsi had the opportunity to watch Szoboszlai in action during Hungary's winter break in the 2023/24 season. As shared on his Instagram, he attended a game back in December 2023. Even then, he couldn't have fathomed that he'd be signing for Liverpool and he'd soon get the opportunity to play at Anfield as player of the Reds. But that's now the prospect that awaits him.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
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Liverpool employ new rule to secure RECORD transfer
Liverpool to use ESC ruling Pecsi doesn't have enough football under his belt to qualify for a work-permit with a Premier League side. The goalkeeper falls a fair way short, in fact. The only way Liverpool can make this happen, then, is by using a rule introduced in 2023 for 'Elite Significant Contribution' players. It's a rule that was brought in to help clubs secure elite talent with high potential. Advertisement Pecsi is certainly that but Liverpool must register him in some way. That could be with the senior side as a third-choice goalkeeper or with the Under 21s. But Liverpool haven't used this ruling before. It's a sign of just how highly they rate Pecsi - the Reds are willing to argue that he's got truly elite potential in order to have him qualify.
Daily Mirror
07-06-2025
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Liverpool confirm second summer transfer as highly-rated Hungary star joins Reds
Liverpool have signed 20-year-old goalkeeper Armin Pecsi, who could soon be joined by another Hungarian as the Reds get close to landing Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth Liverpool have signed goalkeeper Armin Pecsi from Hungarian side Puskas Akademia. The 20-year-old has joined the Reds for £1.5million after completing a medical and signing his contract on Saturday. Pecsi is expected to join Liverpool 's under-21s, although he will get the chance to train with first-team goalkeeper Alisson Becker and new signing Giorgi Mamardashvili. He joins the club after Caoimhin Kelleher left Liverpool to become Brentford's first-choice keeper for £18m. Although young, Pecsi has plenty of experience, having made 52 appearances in all competitions for Puskas Akademia, keeping 15 clean sheets. He made 30 appearances across the 2024/25 season, helping the club finish second in the Hungarian top flight. He has also clocked up five appearances for the Hungary under-21 side and was nominated for the prestigious 2025 Golden Boy award. The youngster is the second Hungarian in the Liverpool squad, alongside Dominik Szoboszlai, although that number could become three, with the club pushing to sign Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez. Kerkez has left the Hungary camp ahead of a match against Azerbaijan due to 'private reasons'. Those are understood to be connected to a pending move from Bournemouth to Liverpool, with all parties wanting to avoid any injuries in the closing stages of negotiations. Pecsi is the second signing of the summer transfer window, following Jeremie Frimpong in joining the club. Frimpong has signed a five-year deal with Liverpool after the club paid Bayer Leverkusen £29.5m for his services in the wake of Trent Alexander-Arnold leaving for Real Madrid. Mamardashvili, meanwhile, was officially signed last summer, but was immediately loaned back to Valencia for the 2024/25 campaign. He will now join up with Arne Slot 's squad, effectively taking Kelleher's place as the second-choice keeper behind Alisson. HAVE YOUR SAY! Who will be the most important summer signing for Liverpool? Comment below. Liverpool also remain in talks with Leverkusen over a potential British-record deal for Florian Wirtz, having offered £113m for the playmaker. That bid, made up of £100m upfront with around £13m in bonuses, is still short of Leverkusen's asking price of £126.4m (€150m). Meanwhile, Liverpool have released seven players. Dominic Corness, Louis Enahoro-Marcus, Harry Evers, Lee Jonas, Jakub Ojrzynski, Jacob Poytress and Reece Trueman, none of whom had played for the first team, have all departed the new Premier League champions and will search for new clubs. Further departures are expected, with Darwin Nunez, Harvey Elliott, Andy Robertson and Federico Chiesa among those who could leave. Chiesa only joined Liverpool last summer from Juventus for £10m, but he has struggled for game time under Slot and wants to leave. He told Corriere dello Sport: "At the beginning I felt the frustration of the radical change and of being far behind the group, then there was the injury. Could I start to discuss the choices of Slot who has always been very respectful towards me, as well as the club? The desire to play was there, I put it aside, I understood the situation."
