Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili agreed a €35m move to Liverpool in the summer, but to the surprise of many, remained at Mestalla for this season on loan. He revealed why that was to

Barcelona have secured the perfect start in their crunch La Liga clash with Valencia tonight.The Catalans are looking to close down the title gap on arch rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid on

Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili has reportedly revealed to Barcelona forward Ferran Torres why he didn't join Liverpool this season.

That’s likely to still be his ultimate goal when he comes to Liverpool, but his succinct reply to Torres’ question indicates that, at the time of his signing for the Reds last August, the 24-year-old didn’t seem quite ready to challenge the Brazilian for his place in the team.

Barcelona blew away a miserable Valencia 7-1 on Sunday to get back on track in La Liga with a ruthless victory.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praised his team's hunger for goals as they routed Valencia 7-1 in LaLiga on Sunday.

Frenkie de Jong opened the scoring in the third minute, Ferran Torres added to the lead in the eighth, Raphinha found the net in the 14th and Fermín López completed the early rout in the 24th at Montjuic stadium. López added the fifth in first-half stoppage time as Barcelona ended the first half with a 5-0 lead.

And as Mamardashvili gears up for his move to Anfield, the 24-year-old has been spotted giving an honest verdict on why he didn’t simply join Liverpool straight from Valencia last year. Mamardashvili has found the going tough at Valencia this season. After 21 games, Los Che sit in 19th place in La Liga, facing the very real threat of relegation.

Former Valencia academy graduate Ferran Torres doubled their lead on the night just five minutes later as Barça smelled blood in the water, further adding to the scoreline in the 14th and 24th minutes via strikes from Brazilian star Raphinha and Fermín López.

The attacker is being linked with AC Milan this week. But ahead of their Champions League clash with Benfica, Torres said: "I could say that I have learned a lot, with ups and downs. I have had some great moments and some not so great ones.

Giorgi Mamardashvili will join Liverpool in the summer after the Reds agreed a deal to sign the goalkeeper from Valencia last year, and the Georgia international has spoken about his move

Ferran Torres’ photo on all fours is absolutely blowing up online. It happened during the Champions League thriller between Barça and Benfica, where the Catalans