Alexis Mac Allister has been acquired by Liverpool on a five-year agreement from Brighton.
The Argentine World Cup champion, who passed his physical on Tuesday, June 6, in Merseyside, agreed to terms for a contract that would last until June 2028. The vacant No. 10 shirt for Liverpool has also been given to him.
It feels wonderful, the midfielder said, according to the club’s official website. Being here is great, it’s a dream come true, and I can’t wait to get going.
It’s a good thing that everything is finished since I wanted to be in [from] the first day of preseason. I’m eager to get to know my teammates.
The World Cup and everything we accomplished with Brighton made it a terrific year for me, but now it’s time to focus on Liverpool and strive to improve as a player and a person every day.
The goal is to win more trophies, and when you play for a major club like this one, you have to win trophies, he continued. “Since I won the World Cup, I mentioned that I want to win more trophies, and I hope that this club will assist me to do that. Thus, that is what I desire.
Since I’ve been here, I’ve been able to witness how huge this club is—from the players to the staff to everyone. I’m excited to play for this team and am very delighted.
We are adding a very brilliant, extremely intelligent, and very technically gifted boy to our squad, and this is wonderful news, really it is, according to Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp.
It is obvious that Alexis is someone who can play in a variety of midfield positions and is an all-arounder, in my opinion, so I don’t believe the football world needs me to speak too much about his skills since they are already fairly well known. He is a person with appropriate game intelligence who is cool and serene.
He is a player who we are all familiar with, and I have watched him develop from a young youngster entering the Premier League to a man who assisted his nation in winning the World Cup. That path is lengthy.
It’s no secret that I admire and respect what Brighton is accomplishing, and Alexis has contributed to their development into one of the Premier League’s greatest and toughest teams.
“I’m really pleased that his future endeavors will be with us, and we get to work with a player who is already excellent and experienced, but also has so much more to come given that he is only 24 years old,” said the coach.
There is no pressure on him because he is equally as thrilled to be coming and working with us. This already makes for a good partnership. Since he is still so young, it is clear that he will only become better, and it is our responsibility to assist him in moving forward.
“I’m thankful to everyone at the club who contributed to making this transfer happen, and I’m sure I can speak for everyone here when I say I cannot wait to begin working with Alexis,” the player said.
It will take some time until he can play at Anfield in front of our supporters, but in this day and age, I am confident that when he checks his phone today and sees the online messages, he will see how our fans will welcome him to the Liverpool family. He will immediately feel at home with them. I am confident about that.
