'Let's go' - £30m Newcastle United target drops intriguing hint over future after club agree four-year deal

Giorgi Mamardashvili celebrated 100 appearances for Valencia as the club ended the 2023-24 La Liga season with a 2-2 draw against Celta Vigo.

The match could prove to be the goalkeeper’s last for Valencia given his links with a move away this summer. The 23-year-old has been scouted by Newcastle United and Atletico Madrid while Valencia have already agreed a deal to sign a replacement goalkeeper in Stole Dimitrievski from Rayo Vallecano on a four-year deal. But Mamardashvili has hinted that he is targeting ‘more’ at Valencia in a social media post celebrating the 100-match milestone.

“Hit 100 games in this shirt [on Sunday] and I couldn't be more proud,” the Georgian wrote. “Defending this shield for these three years has been an honour and a privilege. Every minute on the field, every workout, and every challenge has been worth it.

“Thank you to everyone who has supported me and helped me get here: teammates, coaches, and of course the fans. This is just the beginning, let's go for more! UP ALL THE WAY! 🦇🧡.”

Mamardashvili has an £85million release clause in his contract at Valencia but United would look to reach a deal closer to the £30million.

The goalkeeper previously stated his future would be decided ‘very soon’ in an interview with Marca.

My future will be very clear very soon,” he said. “Now I don’t think about anything else, because I have an important tournament ahead of me with the Georgia team. Valencia is my home. They gave me a football career.

“My transfer to Bayern was almost done last summer. My agent visited Munich with my father to look for a house. But as far as I know, they refused to pay €35million for me.”

Newcastle are looking for goalkeeping reinforcements this summer with Loris Karius set to leave at the end of his contract next month and Martin Dubravka’s future uncertain.

Dubravka played the majority of the 2023-24 campaign for Newcastle in the absence of Nick Pope but dropped to the bench for the final game of the season and was subsequently left out of the squad for the post-season trip to Australia.