'Extraordinary' star has never been closer to joining Liverpool
Liverpool were expected to be the team to beat this season. They spent over £400 million on new players with Alexander Isak being their marquee signing.On paper, they had one of the best teams in the...
'Extraordinary' star has never been closer to joining Liverpool Liverpool were expected to be the team to beat this season. They spent over £400 million on new players with Alexander Isak being their marquee signing . On paper, they had one of the best teams in the world but in reality, that was far from the case.
The Reds' lack of form this season has caused the rumour mill to go into overdrive with almost every available player being linked with an Anfield switch. However, after the latest news to emerge from Anfield, the transfer of one player has never been closer. Liverpool have not held contract talks with Alexis Mac Allister Over the last couple of years Liverpool have been slowly sorting out the contracts of their first-team regulars.
Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk both extended their stays last summer and this season, Ryan Gravenberch has been handed a bumper new deal . For as long as many can remember, the Reds have stuck to a strict wage bill but, with the way that football is going at the moment, wages are only rising with players demanding more and more each time. With this in mind and as per an update from The Times, it seems like contract talks between Liverpool and Alexis Mac Allister have halted .
Normally, this wouldn't be seen as strange if other members of the squad such as Dominik Szoboszlai weren't in talks to extend their contracts. However, since the Argentine isn't, it feels pretty damning for his future. This may seem like a bad idea for Liverpool but, in the grand scheme of things, it could actually be for the greater good.