Liverpool sign Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton as Jurgen Klopp's side confirm first summer signing
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Updated 08/06/2023 at 10:52 GMT
Alexis Mac Allister has joined Liverpool from Brighton. The Argentina international has signed a long-term deal with Jurgen Klopp's side as he becomes their first addition of the summer transfer window. Mac Allister, 24, joined Brighton in 2019 and scored 12 goals in all competitions for the Seagulls last season as they qualified for Europe for the first time in their history.
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Liverpool have signed Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton in a deal reportedly worth an initial £35 million, which could eventually reach £55m with add-ons.
The 28-year-old Argentina international has signed what is believed to be a five-year deal and becomes the first addition of the summer transfer window for Liverpool.
The midfielder told Liverpoolfc.com: “It feels amazing. It’s a dream come true, it’s amazing to be here and I can’t wait to get started.
“I wanted to be in [from] the first day of pre-season, so it’s good that everything is done. I’m looking forward to meeting my team-mates.
“It was a fantastic year for me – World Cup, what we achieved with Brighton – but now it’s time to think about Liverpool and try to be a better player and a better human being every day.”
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp added: "We are adding a very talented, very smart, very technically skilled boy to our squad and this is super news, really it is.
"I do not think the football world needs me to say too much about Alexis’ qualities because they are already pretty well known but it is clear that he is someone who can play in a number of positions in the midfield and is an all-rounder, I would say. He is calm and composed and someone with proper game intelligence.
“Of course, he is a player we have known about for a long time and I have watched him grow from a young boy coming into the Premier League to a man who helped his country win the World Cup. That is quite a journey.
“My admiration and respect for what Brighton are doing is well known and Alexis has been a part of the journey that they have been on in becoming one of the toughest and best sides in the Premier League."
The World Cup winner joined Brighton from Argentinos Juniors in January 2019.
He was loaned back to Argentinos Juniors and then Boca Juniors before making his Brighton debut in March 2020.
He became a key player under Graham Potter and then Roberto De Zerbi, while also impressing for Argentina during their World Cup win last year.
This season he scored 12 goals in all competitions for the Seagulls as they qualified for Europe for the first time.
Brighton will be playing in the Europa League alongside Liverpool, who finished fifth in the Premier League.
Liverpool manager Klopp has been calling for more investment in his side, and has lost James Milner as the veteran's contract expired at the end of the season.
Milner has in turned been linked with a move to Brighton.
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