Liverpool presented Alexis Mac Allister as a new reinforcement: praise from Klopp, comparison with Boca and the unexpected amount they paid

Alexis Mac Allister will begin a new stage of his career after having been world champion with Argentina and after qualifying for the Brighton & Hove Albion to his first international tournament: he signed with the Liverpool of England and will shine the number 10 shirt.

“Since I won the World Cup I said I want to win more trophies and I think this club will help me do that, that’s the goal and when you’re at a big club like this you have to win trophies. So that’s what I want. Since I arrived here, I can see how great this club is: the players we have, the staff, everyone. I am very happy and looking forward to playing for this club”, declared the 24-year-old Argentinian midfielder.

Although the Reds did not report the amount they paid, the local newspaper Daily Mail ensured that the club will shell out around 35 million British pounds (about 43 million dollars)taking into account that initially there was talk of a sum close to 60 million pounds (about 74 million dollars).

Without official information, everything indicates that the low price would be linked to a clause in the contract of the midfielder who was renewed in October 2022. “It is said that the clause is responsible for the discounted price that Liverpool obtained,” said this English medium. This amount that Liverpool paid is not a minor detail, taking into account that Chelsea paid more than 120 million months ago for the signing of Enzo Fernández.

In the interview he conducted, he left a singular comparison between his old club and his current one: “I have to say that I have very good memories at Anfield, but I hope the ones to come are even better. I played for Boca Juniors and I feel like Liverpool is that kind of team where the fans support the whole game.. I’m looking forward to playing in front of our fans and showing what we can do.”

The official site presented his new jewel and spread the praise that the coach gave him Jürgen Klopp. “We are adding a very talented, very smart, very technically adept guy to our team and this is great news, he really is.. I don’t think the football world needs me to talk too much about Alexis’s qualities because they’re pretty well known by now, but it’s clear he’s someone who can play multiple positions in midfield and is an all-rounder.. I would say. He is calm and collected and someone with the right game intelligence, ”said the DT.

“Of course, He’s a player we’ve known for a long time and I’ve seen him grow from a kid making it to the Premier League to a man who helped his country win the World Cup. That’s quite a trip. My admiration and respect for what Brighton are doing is well known and Alexis has been part of the journey they have been on to become one of the toughest and best teams in the Premier League. I am very happy that his next steps are now with us and we can work with a player who is already excellent and experienced, but also has much more to come given that he is only 24 years old.”, Defined the driver of the campus.

In the presentation video they placed images of La Pampa, where Alexis is from, and also sequences of his stay at Boca Juniors, a club to which he arrived on loan for the 2019/20 season after playing three years in the first Argentinos Juniors . His three-year stint in England accumulated 112 appearances (98 in the Premier League) with 20 goals and 9 assists.

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