Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister has revealed that he would “wish to play in Spain someday”, opening the door to a possible La Liga switch.
The Argentine midfielder got here via at Argentinos Juniors in his residence nation, following the identical path as his father and two brothers. In contrast to the opposite Mac Allisters, Alexis moved to England, initially signing for Brighton in January 2019 earlier than making his debut for the membership 15 months later.
After starring on the south coast and profitable the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, Liverpool snapped up Mac Allister for the modest sum of £35m. The versatile midfielder has gained a pile of plaudits for his composed and achieved performances throughout quite a lot of roles.
Following the departure of Liverpool’s iconic supervisor Jurgen Klopp over the summer season, there have been rumours of a possible transfer to Actual Madrid for the Argentine schemer. Mac Allister distanced himself from the hypothesis on the time, however has not dominated out the opportunity of signing for a La Liga membership sooner or later.
When quizzed by Spanish publication AS on the topic in a current interview, Mac Allister admitted: “Sure, why not? It is a nation I like lots and I’ve visited it a number of instances, and, above all, due to the language and the tradition, it is similar to Argentina. I might positively wish to play in Spain someday.”
Nevertheless, the 25-year-old insisted that his focus was very a lot on his present employers. “Proper now,” he concluded, “I am very comfy at Liverpool and I do not take into consideration what would possibly occur sooner or later.”
Mac Allister has a take care of Liverpool stretching to the summer season of 2028. Incoming supervisor Arne Slot has used the cerebral midfielder in all 21 matches this time period, however will be unable to name upon his understated playmaker within the close to future. After amassing 5 Premier League bookings and a trio of Champions League yellow playing cards, Mac Allister is dominated out of Liverpool’s subsequent two matches.
The storm-enforced postponement of the Merseyside derby this weekend solely delayed Mac Allister’s home suspension. Liverpool will now need to face an in-form Fulham facet subsequent Saturday with out the Argentine.
