{"id":436276,"date":"2026-02-20T14:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/436276\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:54:08","slug":"fsg-burst-into-race-for-award-winning-6ft-4in-colossus-to-replace-anfield-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/436276\/","title":{"rendered":"FSG burst into race for award-winning 6ft 4in colossus to replace Anfield icon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool have identified Greek star Konstantinos Tzolakis as a new target as they prepare for life after Alisson, as per a report, though the Reds will face competition from up to seven clubs for his signature.<\/p>\n<p>Alisson has established himself as a modern-day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/liverpool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> legend since joining in July 2018, having kept 138 clean sheets in 326 appearances across all competitions. The Brazilian goalkeeper has been instrumental to Liverpool winning two Premier League titles, the Champions League, FA Cup and two League Cups, among other silverware.<\/p>\n<p>However, Alisson\u2019s contract expires in June 2027, and there is speculation he could leave Anfield at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/alisson-becker\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alisson<\/a> is now 33 years old and has picked up more injuries than most other keepers in recent years. A move to Saudi Arabia would see him earn huge wages before hanging up his gloves, while also allowing Liverpool to cash in.<\/p>\n<p>Giorgi Mamardashvili has already joined as Alisson\u2019s potential successor, but it seems Liverpool want to give him solid competition for a starting role.<\/p>\n<p>According to Italian source <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.areanapoli.it\/calciomercato\/tzolakis-napoli-quanto-chiede-di-stipendio-il-greco-sogna-in-grande_621829.html\" target=\"_blank\">Area Napoli<\/a>, Liverpool have joined the likes of Napoli, Arsenal, Juventus and Roma in pursuing Olympiacos star Tzolakis.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich, Nottingham Forest and Galatasaray are all keen on the giant 6ft 4in shot-stopper, too.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool and Arsenal have been \u2018monitoring\u2019 him for several months and have been impressed by what they have seen.<\/p>\n<p>Napoli are ready to \u2018cash in\u2019 on Tzolakis this summer, having given him a \u20ac20million (\u00a317.5m \/ $23.5m) price tag. That is very much an achievable fee for the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Bayern.<\/p>\n<p>Tzolakis\u2019 future depends largely on whether Forest stay in the Premier League, and the plans of their owner, Evangelos Marinakis.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek billionaire owns both Olympiacos and Forest, so if he wants to take Tzolakis to the City Ground, Liverpool may be powerless to prevent this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=teamtalk.com\" target=\"_blank\">as a preferred source on Google <\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool in mix for \u2018unbeatable\u2019 keeper<\/p>\n<p>But if Marinakis and Forest decide to go in a different direction \u2013 or are relegated to the Championship \u2013 then Liverpool will be in a strong position to complete the deal.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek top flight is not a usual hunting ground for top talent, but Tzolakis appears to be an exception. Transfermarkt\u2019s Greek football expert, Nikos Sofis, has stated that the 23-year-old can be \u2018unbeatable\u2019 in certain games, and that he has \u2018massive potential\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Although, Tzolakis does need to work on his concentration as he has been at fault for the occasional goal during his Olympiacos career. That is normal with young keepers though and should decrease with time and experience.<\/p>\n<p>Tzolakis\u2019 solid displays last season saw fans and experts vote him as the Greek Super League\u2019s best keeper, while he was also named man of the match when Olympiacos beat Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League last month.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool news: Salah successor; new Brazilian pursuit<\/p>\n<p>Alisson is not the only Liverpool hero who could soon depart, as Mohamed Salah\u2019s future is also up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool are eyeing an \u00a387m winger to replace Salah, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/liverpool\/yan-diomande-87m-replacement-mo-salah-four-sources-blockbuster-deal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">four sources have revealed why a blockbuster deal is on<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reports claim Liverpool are \u2018finalising\u2019 a Brazilian signing too, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/liverpool\/reds-finalising-second-summer-signing-worth-30m-report\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our sources can provide clarity on the situation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool have identified Greek star Konstantinos Tzolakis as a new target as they prepare for life after Alisson,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[42326,218,448,708,35432,221,101,110,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-436276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-all-the-news","tag-football","tag-front-page","tag-liverpool","tag-popular","tag-premier-league","tag-sports","tag-transfer-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}