Journalist: Liverpool star set to make final decision on future

The reason Liverpool can even consider such a decision is Giorgi Mamardashvili. Lynch pointed directly to that signing as evidence that Liverpool have already prepared for the future.

“We’ve kind of got ahead of that with the Mamardashvili signing,” he said, adding that there is “potential there to kind of see him into being the first choice.”

That does not make the decision simple. Alisson has been one of Liverpool’s elite performers for years, and replacing that level of authority is never straightforward. Yet Liverpool’s recruitment has created a pathway that did not previously exist.

If Alisson stays, Liverpool retain a proven goalkeeper with enormous experience. If he leaves, the club can present Mamardashvili as the planned successor rather than a rushed reaction.

This is the kind of decision that serious clubs try to make before panic arrives. Lynch’s reading was that Liverpool have already done some of the groundwork.

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Leadership loss would matter

The Alisson discussion also connected to a wider theme in the podcast, Liverpool’s leadership and culture. Later, when responding to a question about the possibility of “Salah Robertson and possibly Jones and Alisson going,” Lynch acknowledged that Liverpool are entering a period where new figures must step up.

He said: “Who is going to step up and be that the new squad?”

That is the bigger Alisson issue. His departure would not only mean losing a goalkeeper. It would mean losing a senior voice, a standard setter and one of the last major figures from the previous Liverpool era.

Lynch made the broader point that “you can’t keep these aging players forever” and that Liverpool “have had to move on into a new era of players.” In Alisson’s case, that transition may now be closer than ever.

Summer call could define Liverpool reset

Lynch was careful to say Juventus’ interest is “definitely real,” while adding that the next step depends on whether they “really do flame that up.” If they do, he said, “the ball is going to be in Alisson’s court pretty much.”

That line captures the situation. Liverpool appear prepared for either outcome. They have Mamardashvili waiting, they recognise Alisson’s service, and they may allow him to choose whether he wants a new challenge or one more season at Anfield.

For Arne Slot, Richard Hughes and Liverpool, this is another summer decision loaded with consequence. After a poor season, the club need renewal, but losing too many experienced players at once risks creating another problem.

Alisson’s future may ultimately come down to his own judgement. As Lynch put it, “the ball is going to be in Alisson’s court.”