After having players from Uruguay, Brazil, and Colombia last season, Liverpool has confirmed a new South American player in their ranks. it’s about a midfielder who came out with world champion Argentina Qatar in the last 2022 world.
It should be noted that Alisson Becker, Fabinho, Arthur, Firmino, Luis Diaz, and Darwin Nunez was the only Latin American player who was part of the Los ‘Reds team roster.
in the last few hours, Liverpool confirm Alexis McAllister as their new reinforcement from Brighton & Hove Albion, a club that also played in the Premier League last season and stood out as one of the revelation teams.
Besides, Mac Allister was one of the club’s most important players last season, playing 40 matches, scoring 12 goals, and providing three assists.
The 24-year-old arrived in Europe with Brighton in 2019, after standing out as a man at Boca Juniors in Argentina. He played a total of 113 games with the English club, scoring 20 goals and making 9 assists.
As mentioned, This Argentine player was sold for around 40 million euros, Thus, the world champions will play their fourth season in England since arriving in the Old Continent.
McAllister was one of the architects of his team’s coronation in Qatar, His quickness to recover the ball in the middle of the field and his intelligence to create plays with the ball at his feet saw him win titles in Lionel Scaloni’s team.
“I don’t think the world of football needs me to say anything about Alexis’ qualities because they are already well known and is a footballer who is very clear that he can play in many positions in midfield, He is a very calm player and he plays very intelligently,” coach Jürgen Klopp said of his new reinforcement.
Klopp also expressed his “admiration and respect for what Brighton is doing” and that “Alexis has been an important part of them becoming one of the best teams in the premiership.”
, I am very happy that his next steps will be with us. And that we can work with a player who is already excellent and who has a lot of experience, but who also has a lot to give because he is only 24 years old,” concluded Klopp.