Man United add Alexis Mac Allister to four-man midfield shortlist as Liverpool face transfer decision
Liverpool will move more players on in the summer and one title winner could be on their way to a Premier League rival.
Liverpool did all the hard work last summer in terms of ripping up what had been a successful formula and rebuilding from back to front.
One area of the park that remained largely untouched was the midfield, however, this season has shown that the Reds could do with a natural no.6 or a deep-lying playmaker capable of dictating play and of controlling the tempo of games. If last summer was the year of the striker, this summer could well be the year of the midfielder with several top talents expected to move on from their current clubs.
Alexis Mac Allister eyed for shock Liverpool transfer
Liverpool are well stocked in the middle of the park which means that there might be space created before there are any new arrivals. Harvey Elliot’s future remains uncertain, with The Daily Star reporting that Alexis Mac Allister could be in line for a shock move to a Premier League rival. The 27-year old is under contract until 2028 which means that the Anfield outfit hold all the cards when it comes to negotiating a price.
United are reported to be “compiling a shortlist of prospective midfield targets” for the club. The Star claims that Mac Allister has been added to a list that already has two players who have also been linked to Liverpool in Adam Wharton and Elliot Anderson with Carlos Baleba a long-term target too.
What Slot thinks about Mac Allister
Slot is a huge fan of Mac Allister even if his role has diminished this season, partly due to missing pre-season training and struggling to get back to his peak sharpness ever since: "I don't think he is underrated by me because he played maybe every game or close to every game,” Slot said at the end of the title winning campaign via Liverpool’s website.
"Maybe the few times he didn't play that was because he needed rest or he got a knock, so he couldn't play. [He's a] very important player, [has] game intelligence [and is] so comfortable on the ball. But what makes him even more special to me is normally players that have so much game inside and are so comfortable on the ball are not as aggressive and intense without the ball.
"He is one of the few players in the world that combines this great game intelligence, great on the ball, but [with] a tenacity without the ball. In our midfield, he stands out in terms of tenacity."