[Albion] Alexis Mac Allister - *** New Contract Until 2025 ***

[herecomesaregular]

He's unlikely to ever experience anything like this again. It's been so emotional for the Argentinians to win this particular WC with Messi, it would be normal at 23 to think "and now what?",,,, "is this as good at it gets?". Not to put a downer on it but it' could be a hard one for him - a bit different for AliMac to win the WC before winning anything else rather than Messi winning it at the end of a glorious career.

 

[The Fits]

He's unlikely to ever experience anything like this again. It's been so emotional for the Argentinians to win this particular WC with Messi, it would be normal at 23 to think "and now what?",,,, "is this as good at it gets?". Not to put a downer on it but it' could be a hard one for him - a bit different for AliMac to win the WC before winning anything else rather than Messi winning it at the end of a glorious career.

Hopefully. Hopefully that means he feels like he can remain here his entire career.

 

[Milano]

following his social media he’s still absolutely going for it, having his birthday in the middle hasn’t helped either ! Gonna be ages until he’s back fit / mentally fit I reckon

I hope (and suspect) he is far more professional than that. Also don’t judge other countries by the booze culture of the UK. I might be in a minority here but I believe he should be back ‘at work’ by the end of this week. All the players who played in the QFs turned out for their clubs this weekend, the final was only 1 week later.

Arsenal is likely too early but I’d expect him to be in the squad for Everton.

 

[Springal]

I hope (and suspect) he is far more professional than that. Also don’t judge other countries by the booze culture of the UK. I might be in a minority here but I believe he should be back ‘at work’ by the end of this week. All the players who played in the QFs turned out for their clubs this weekend, the final was only 1 week later.

Arsenal is likely too early but I’d expect him to be in the squad for Everton.

I’m not even talking about booze - but he’s been carried around celebrating pretty much non stop. Did you not see the parade in his home town the other day? Mentally the comedown from that back to a cold rainy England will be huge. Plus being surrounded by all his family for such a long time, then having to leave them to be back with just his girlfriend will be another factor.

 

[Milano]

I’m not even talking about booze - but he’s been carried around celebrating pretty much non stop. Did you not see the parade in his home town the other day? Mentally the comedown from that back to a cold rainy England will be huge. Plus being surrounded by all his family for such a long time, then having to leave them to be back with just his girlfriend will be another factor.

But that’s normal life for him, it’s what’s happening now that is not normal. Being a pro footballer is a bit like being in the forces from a time away from your family perspective, you get used to it.

What’s important is that he is staying physically fit. It’s one thing the club giving him a fortnight off, another if he comes back seriously unfit, I’d expect the club to take a pretty dim view of it if 2 weeks became 4-5 weeks. I don’t think it will though.

If England had won this World Cup then I doubt most of the squad would have been match ready again until around Easter!!

 

[Swansman]

I hope (and suspect) he is far more professional than that. Also don’t judge other countries by the booze culture of the UK. I might be in a minority here but I believe he should be back ‘at work’ by the end of this week. All the players who played in the QFs turned out for their clubs this weekend, the final was only 1 week later.

Arsenal is likely too early but I’d expect him to be in the squad for Everton.

Two weeks off after the final should mean he'll be back in Brighton by then but would be surprised to see him in the matchday squad until Boro in the cup.

Expect him in the starting lineup against Liverpool.

 

[Springal]

But that’s normal life for him, it’s what’s happening now that is not normal. Being a pro footballer is a bit like being in the forces from a time away from your family perspective, you get used to it.

What’s important is that he is staying physically fit. It’s one thing the club giving him a fortnight off, another if he comes back seriously unfit, I’d expect the club to take a pretty dim view of it if 2 weeks became 4-5 weeks. I don’t think it will though.

If England had won this World Cup then I doubt most of the squad would have been match ready again until around Easter!!

Agreed - it’s normal life when you’re used to it, but when you’re back for 10 days - 2 weeks celebrating a World Cup, christmas & your birthday all in that time I can’t imagine what it’d do mentally to you to have to leave and ‘get back to work’ as it were.

I reckon Liverpool is the earliest we will see him

 

[Worried Man Blues]

At 23 yoa he must be looking at regular Champions League forays, no doubt he'll go to a top club (other than ours )

 

[Springal]

 

[Swansman]

Struggle to see him making a sideways move like that

 

[dwayne]

Struggle to see him making a sideways move like that

Indeed

Champions league qualification looking tricky this season. Plus Dortmund have never spent over 35m on a player. Seems unlikely.

 

[Silverhatch]

So Jude Bellingham not a World Cup winner is to be replaced by AMac - World Cup winner. Nah.

 

[dwayne]

So Jude Bellingham not a World Cup winner is to be replaced by AMac - World Cup winner. Nah.

One way to look at it. Although belly is a far better player!!

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

So what's the up-to-date list of clubs who are buying Ally Mac? I make it Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Inter, Benfica (as if), Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham (I know! My aching sides ...), maybe Tottenham and probably Manchester United.

 

[BrianSwan]

Surely Macallister's fee would be upwards of 45-50 M now. If that's the case, he will end up at his final destination and not another stepping stone like Dortmund.

 

[Swansman]

Surely Macallister's fee would be upwards of 45-50 M now. If that's the case, he will end up at his final destination and not another stepping stone like Dortmund.

£45m... they'll get his dads hairdo for that fee.

 

[Triggaaar]

He's unlikely to ever experience anything like this again. It's been so emotional for the Argentinians to win this particular WC with Messi, it would be normal at 23 to think "and now what?",,,, "is this as good at it gets?". Not to put a downer on it but it' could be a hard one for him - a bit different for AliMac to win the WC before winning anything else rather than Messi winning it at the end of a glorious career.

That's all true, it has certainly worked out perfectly for Messi, but the fact is that many great players don't ever get to win it, so he'll just have to learn that he's done very well to win it and anything else he gets is a bonus.

 

[zefarelly]

So what's the up-to-date list of clubs who are buying Ally Mac? I make it Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Inter, Benfica (as if), Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham (I know! My aching sides ...), maybe Tottenham and probably Manchester United.

Chelsea get first dibs, Obvs.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

If all the transfer rumours are to be believed, we won't see him back in the squad at all!

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

Surely Macallister's fee would be upwards of 45-50 M now. If that's the case, he will end up at his final destination and not another stepping stone like Dortmund.

I think we'd ask club record fee, so more than the £63m we got for Cucurella.