Alexis Mac Allister has become Liverpool's first signing of the summer transfer window and is likely to ease the scoring burden from Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota.
Just weeks after the Premier League season drew to a close, Liverpool have begun the revision process following a dismal campaign at Anfield.
A fifth-place finish in the Premier League is the club's lowest achievement in Jurgen Klopp's seven seasons in charge, while last year's race for a quadruple resulted in failure to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, FA Cup. or League. Cup.
However, the quick acquisition of Alexis Mac Allister in a £45m deal from leading Brighton and Hove Albion side Roberto De Zerbi shows the feelings of regret among those at Anfield for squandering it. won't happen again next season.
The Argentine, who partnered with Lionel Messi at the 2022 World Cup as the Albiceleste clinched their first win in 36 years, is the Liverpool midfielder's first official signing since a surprise play was made. now to sign Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich in September 2020.
Meanwhile, in the three years since, the Red Devils have parted ways with influential members of their Champions League and Premier League winning squad, with midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum leaving at the end of his contract in the summer of 2018. 2021. His departure will be followed by James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita later this month.
This means Mac Allister will become the eighth senior midfielder at Anfield ahead of next season alongside Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Thiago, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Fabio Carvalho and Stefan Bajcetic. The 24-year-old Argentinian is also unlikely to be the latest to arrive in the division this summer, with Klopp still keen to bolster his ranks in the engine room as he plans a return to the Champions League next month. 2024. As a proven Premier League player with more than 95 appearances in England's top flight and a World Cup winner, Mac Allister will play a key role in Liverpool's return to the top. in the UK and Europe.
Placed at the center of De Zerbi's 4-2-3-1 system, last season saw Mac Allister make the most prolific comeback of his career as 10 league goals helped the Seagulls finish. in 6th place in history and won tickets to the Europa League. for the first time in its 122-year history. Although six of those came from penalties, the rest of Mac Allister - including his stunning free-kick against Leicester City in September - proves he can become a regular goalscorer for a team. Liverpool have become too reliant on penalties. achievements of Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez last season.
After Diaz and Jota's seasons were wiped out by long-term injuries, the lack of contributions from elsewhere in the team increased the pressure on Gakpo and Nunez during their first months at the club. . In fact, Liverpool's return to the last third of the pitch was so poor that in early 2023 a four-match winless streak against Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea and Wolves left them with just one goal in 360 minutes at home. Premier League.
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