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Liverpool news: Alexis Mac Allister transfer plan emerges as Jurgen Klopp reveals issue
Liverpool are keen on signing Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton in the summer transfer window but will have to pay a pretty penny for his signature, with an eye-watering £60million mooted
Rejoice, Liverpool fans, the season is almost over.
Sunday’s trip down to the south coast to face already-relegated Southampton will bring what’s been a wretched Premier League campaign for the Reds to an end. Jurgen Klopp’s men are confirmed to be finishing fifth, with Champions League football going to Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle instead.
Liverpool can therefore focus on the future, having already waved goodbye to a quartet of long-serving stars following last Saturday’s frustrating 1-1 draw at home to Aston Villa. Klopp and the Anfield hierarchy are now out to replace them in the summer transfer window, but it won’t be easy to get their top targets.
Here’s a round-up of the latest news from Anfield.
Mac Allister’s transfer plan emerges
Alexis Mac Allister’s father is due to fly into the UK next week, with a mission to seal the Brighton midfielder’s big-money move to Liverpool. The Reds have long been keen on signing Mac Allister, 24, but must agree terms with the player and stump up enough cash to meet Brighton’s lofty asking price, expected to be around £60million.
TyC Sports claim that Mac Allister’s father, who also acts as his son’s agent, will fly over from their homeland of Argentina next week in a bid to finalise the major transfer move, which the report claims is at an advanced stage.
Read the full story HERE.
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Klopp admits to finale struggle
Jurgen Klopp has confessed that he’s struggling to deal with the process of having nothing to play for on the final day of the Premier League season. This time last year, the Reds were on the hunt for an unprecedented quadruple, but now Klopp and co head to already-relegated Southampton knowing that they’ll finish fifth regardless of results.
“I am not used to games on the last matchday when everything is sorted,” the Liverpool manager revealed in his pre-match press conference. “I am used to games when everything is at stake but we play this game to win the game.”
More from Klopp HERE.
Youngster set to depart
Liverpool’s teenage sensation, Elijah Gift, is set to leave the club after the Reds agreed a deal to sell him to Athletic Bilbao. The Spanish winger, 16, has regular played for the Reds’ under-18 side this year, having joined from Huddersfield Town when he was at U12 level.
The Athletic report that Liverpool’s deal with the LaLiga club is expected to be worth £1million. Gift, who’s set to celebrate his 17th birthday next month, is a local to his prospective new club, having been born in the Basque town of Corella.
Read the full story HERE.
