Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister for a fee believed to be in the region of just £35million.
The Argentina international was pictured at the Merseyside club’s AXA training ground on Tuesday evening to complete a medical before putting pen to paper on a long-term contract.
Mac Allister enjoyed an excellent campaign for both club and country, playing an integral role in his nation’s World Cup win as well as netting 10 times in the Premier League.
A contract extension he signed shortly before jetting out to Qatar included a release clause that Liverpool have now triggered, which is thought to be around the £35m mark – a bargain in today’s market.
All parties wanted the deal wrapped up before the 24-year-old jets out to Beijing next week for Argentina’s friendly against Australia, before then playing against Indonesia in Jakarta.
His arrival kick-starts a massive midfield rebuild for Jurgen Klopp, who has lost James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Liverpool had long been favourites to sign Jude Bellingham, but were priced out of a move for the Borussia Dortmund teenager who is instead on the verge of joining Real Madrid.
In addition to Mac Allister, Klopp still wants to bring in at least one more midfielder and Liverpool have been linked with a trio of young talents: Gladbach’s Manu Kone, Nice starlet Khephren Thuram and Celta youngster Gabri Veiga.
Brighton, meanwhile, have already moved quickly to replace Mac Allister, with both Milner and Dortmund midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud set to move to the south coast on free transfers.
More to follow…
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