Alexis Mac Allister

[Vincent Vega]

Welcome to Liverpool.

Liverpool aiming to sign Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister this week

World Cup-winning midfielder, 24, keen to move to Anfield and work with Jürgen Klopp
 

Alexis Mac Allister is set to become Liverpool’s first signing of the summer, with the Anfield club hopeful of concluding a deal this week for the Argentina World Cup winner.

 

Contact between Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion has now taken place and midfielder Mac Allister is keen to work with Jürgen Klopp.

 

A release clause in the 24-year-old’s contract means the transfer should progress smoothly, although the value of the deal remains uncertain with a range of fees from £45 million through to £55 million and also £61 million having been previously published.

 

Mac Allister signed a new deal last October, extending a contract that would have otherwise expired this summer, before helping Argentina win the World Cup in Qatar.

 

While it is unusual for Brighton to include a release clause in their player’s contracts, the fact remains he could have been available for free without that agreement even if it appears his price tag could be below his present market value.

 

Manchester United had also looked at Mac Allister, but the player’s preference to move to Liverpool forced Erik ten Hag to divert his attention elsewhere. United are keen on Chelsea’s Mason Mount, who has a year remaining on his contract but who is still rated at £70 million by the Stamford Bridge club. United view Mount as worth nearer to £50 million.

 

Mount, the England international, had also been followed by Liverpool, but their priority has been to conclude a deal for Mac Allister, whose high technical ability and his versatility in midfield — he can play as a No 6, No 8 or No 10 — make him a key signing.

 

The player’s representatives are presently in England as talks continue.

 

Finalising the arrival of Mac Allister is the present focus, but Liverpool will also seek other signings in midfield with availability and price shaping their decision making.

 

The club has followed Nice’s Khéphren Thuram and Romeo Lavia of Southampton among others, with James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain having left Liverpool on free transfers.

[YorkshireRed]

He can go in the summer. 

[Vincent Vega]

We’re getting a very good player.

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

We're trading down from Arthur, if you ask me.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

(Nobody ever asks me.)

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

(Nobody ever asks me.)

Have you checked the official welcome to Liverpool Alexis Mac Allister thread?

[Bobby Hundreds]

Mad how they manage these out of nowhere signings, reminds me of the Fabinho signing.

[Reckoner]

Hopefully Robbo will help him settle in.

[Captain Turdseye]

At least Curtis Jones will always have those nine games to look back upon fondly. 
 

This little Argie kid is a massive upgrade. 

[Bjornebye]

His stats for this season are better than I thought. He's the best player we've ever had. 

[Josef Svejk]

If there's one thing that signing Bernard Diomède taught me, it's that you can't go wrong with World Cup-winning quality. 

[JohnnyH]

We’re signing the key starting midfielder from the Argentina since that just won the World Cup. If you can’t get excited by that then footballs not for you. 

[Bob]

30 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said:

We’re getting a very good player.

 

That’s the most I’ve ever seen of him by miles and I don’t mind it at all. Very nice.

[Jordy Brouwer]

Not sure about this at all. Just praying. 

[Megadrive Man]

Not done yet...

 

[TD_LFC]

Not sure my heart can take too many of those moves at 40s into that video in our own box.

 

It's bad enough when Alisson or Matip start to go off script.

[The Midnight Rambler]

Wasn’t to sure about him getting the number 10 shirt but if he’s turned down Manchester United he can wear 7,8,9 & 10.

[The Midnight Rambler]

 

[Jordy Brouwer]

He's clearly a technical player - thats the positive. 

[diamondjoe]

I really really don't like his name. It's ruining it for me completely. Why Cant he have a proper South American surname like Suarez or some shit like that. The whole half Scots thing is a real turn off for me. 

Get a deed poll sorted you little fucker and you'll get the diamonds full support. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

1 hour ago, JohnnyH said:

We’re signing the key starting midfielder from the Argentina since that just won the World Cup. If you can’t get excited by that then footballs not for you. 

I'll be excited when the ink's dry.

[Bloke]

Our midfield is slow in defence and toothless in attack. I have seen Mac Allister play probably a dozen time's including the world cup and was confident he'd be solid at least.

 

That YouTube clip is 7:23 seconds of exactly what we need. Expectations are now through the roof, good luck Al.

[Red_or_Dead]

12 minutes ago, The Midnight Rambler said:

 

Why couldn't the cunt have done that a couple of weeks ago?!

 

 

[Pidge]

7 minutes ago, diamondjoe said:

I really really don't like his name. It's ruining it for me completely. Why Cant he have a proper South American surname like Suarez or some shit like that. The whole half Scots thing is a real turn off for me. 

Get a deed poll sorted you little fucker and you'll get the diamonds full support. 

We're always better with a Scot in the team, so the expectation is that he'll make us 50% better

 

#analytics

[SasaS]

He may have a problem adapting to our no-goals-from-midfielders policy.