Alexis MacAllister has revealed his disappointment at not being offered a new contract Liverpoolcalling the club’s reluctance to extend his stay at Anfield “very sad”.
The Argentine midfielder still has two years left on his current deal and his agent’s attempts to negotiate new terms this summer were rejected by the Merseyside club.
Mac Allister, however, insisted he was still committed to Liverpool despite confirming he had offers from elsewhere.
He said: “I received the news that the club was not in a position to renew my contract, which makes me very sad.
“I think everyone can see that I give 100% for this club, every day in training, I play good games, bad games. I always give my best.
“I see Dominik (Szoboszlai) and Ryan (Gravenberch) renewing their contracts, which makes me happy, but at the same time I’m sad that I didn’t get mine.
“There is still time, I will give 100% until my last day, we will see what happens.
“There were options to leave this summer. I’m at the right club right now.”
Asked if he knew why the club were unwilling to give him a new deal, the 27-year-old added: “Not really, I didn’t have any direct conversations. They were with my agent.
“I don’t want to say things they never said, but they said they weren’t in a position to renew me.”
Mac Allister is confident of Liverpool’s good season
Mac Allister joined Liverpool from Brighton in 2023 for a £35m deal and played a key role in the club’s title success under Arne Slot in the 2024/25 season.
The following year he struggled, like many of his teammates, but he is enjoying life with Andoni Iraola and hopes to help the club get off to a winning start to the season. The Champions League on Wednesday night when Atletico Madrid visit Anfield.
“I’m very confident with this season,” he said.
“We have a lot of quality, we have a very good coach who contributed his ideas.
“I think we have improved a lot since the start of the season, we want to win trophies. We have experience, we have trophies, we have everything to be successful, but we have to be together.
“You can have the best players, the best ideas, but if we’re not on the same page, it’s impossible.”
Working with new Liverpool manager Iraola excites Mac Allister
On former Bournemouth coach Iraola, he added: “He’s a very good coach, he knows what he wants to do and we’re trying to get there.
“I haven’t had any conversations with him about (the contract).
“I think this can be a successful year, so I think this is the right club and the right time to be here.”
