Manchester United are also interested in signing Alexis Mac Allister, who has made it clear he has only an eye on Liverpool
The first glance shows that Alexis Mac Allister simply has no other choice.
In one corner, a rising side, returning to the Champions League after a brief absence with the manager having won the title in his first season, has reached another final and is expected ?will strengthen his roster once again at great expense this summer.
And on the other side, there is a team that has experienced their worst season under the current boss, being relegated to the Europa League for the first time in seven years and seeing only two of its members emerge. Their best went away empty-handed. not pursuing a long-cherished summer transfer target due to financial constraints.
However, football is rarely so obvious. Especially where Jurgen Klopp is involved. Yes, the Mac Allister release clause negotiated in his contract signed at Brighton in October - otherwise he would be free at the end of the season - has made the 24-year-old a prospect. especially attractive for Liverpool . under the transfer model used by Fenway Sports Group. The Red Devils recruitment team deserves attention for such a clause, especially when Mac Allister's partner in Argentina's World Cup final, Enzo Fernandez, joined Chelsea for £106.8m in January.
But Klopp, and his views on Liverpool's future plans and the position of the former Argentinos Juniors player, ultimately decided on the player. Manchester City have also sniffed, but the appeal of Liverpool and their irresistible manager has prevailed.
Of course, Mac Allister is not the first player to turn down offers from other top Premier League clubs to join Klopp's Liverpool. In fact, after moving to one side of the south coast, there are similarities to Virgil van Dijk, who chose to move to Anfield over Chelsea or Manchester City.
Chelsea, the 2017 summer champions, can be proud to have Antonio Conte as their manager. And Pep Guardiola ended a season stuck at the Etihad and made peace with English football.
However, so does Klopp. And the fact that the Liverpool boss could sell his vision of a possible future to Anfield convinced Van Dijk to make the move, although the Red Devils ended up having to wait a few months before completing it in January 2018. "Everybody, from Liverpool's point of view, obviously knows how sharp he is, how he can improve players and give them confidence. That goes for me too." , the defender said after moving from 75 million pounds.
There is a similar story with Sadio Mane, another player picked from a south coast club - Southampton in 2016 - who turned down Manchester United for a move to Anfield.
"I have to say I was very close to going to Manchester United," Mane said last year. "I had a contract there. I agreed to everything. Everything was ready, but instead I said to myself: 'No, I want to go to Liverpool'. I was convinced to go with (Jurgen) Klopp's project. I still remember the first time I got the call from Klopp. He said: "We have a big project in Liverpool and I want you to be involved in it."
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