The idea that he wanted to play 10 came from an interview De Zerbi did after the WC final, where he said:
"I spoke with his father and he told me he prefers the Argentina position, but in that position we have Lallana."
Interesting that The Athletic is reporting that there were no add-ons...
https://theathletic.com/4596392/2023/06/09/alexis-mac-allister-transfer-liverpool/?source=emp_shared_article
Mason Mount has a year left on his contract - according to news sources Man United are willing to pay £55 million, but Chelsea value him at £85 million!!!
My gut feeling is we are going to be surprised at how low Mac Allister's sale price is, but I think it's part of the club's strategy for keeping players for longer. Thus telling them if they want to leave after one season, the buying club will have to pay over the odds, but after a set amount of...
I think the reason some ire is directed at the father is because, while Alexis has been really careful to be respectful about the club and not give credence to any talk of a move away "unless it's beneficial to both parties", his dad and uncle have been talking about him moving away since the...
Anyone else think the timing of the move is because of the new agent rules, meaning surely his father / uncle can't represent him (get commission) after this window
Apparently Romano said in his podcast that there is a fixed amount in his contract (€70 million), so I guess the idea is they don't need to speak to the club until the personal terms are agreed.