Liverpool and Brighton have finally agreed a move. Alexis Mac Allister will join Jürgen Klopp’s team this summer. Liverpool therefore benefit from the release clause of the 24-year-old Argentine. Liverpool did not provide any information about the contract period, which should be “long-term”, or the transfer fee.

After initial reports of a transfer fee of up to 70 million euros, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano now states that Liverpool “only” have to transfer almost 40 million euros to Brighton. Mac Allister is the first signing of the Klopp team, which qualified fifth only for the Europa League.

Mac Allister joins Liverpool

Mac Allister extended his contract at Brighton to 2025 last October. In early 2019, the midfielder moved from his South American homeland from Argentinos Juniors to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League for eight million euros.

After a one-year loan to Boca Juniors, he made his debut for the Seagulls in March 2020 and has so far made 112 appearances, scoring 20 goals. The 24-year-old became soccer world champion with Argentina in 2022.