Steven Gerrard urged Liverpool to offer Alexis Mac Allister a new contract, while Mac Allister said he remained hopeful that the club would offer him a new deal.
Gerrard backs a new contract
Gerrard, the Liverpool legend, said on Overlap Daily: “In terms of what I have seen this season, I think Alexis Mac Allister deserves a new deal, and I want Liverpool to keep him because he’s a really clever footballer. He’s a competitor, he’s aggressive, he knows the game, his understanding of the game is top. He’s fantastic in the air, he’s fantastic in the air for a little fella. I think there’s only really Michael Owen I have seen who’s a similar size who’s probably better than him in the air, but he’s a threat at set pieces. He’s helpful defending set pieces, and he’s brave. I think he has been really key to the midfield setting.”
Mac Allister remains hopeful
After the game, the midfielder spoke to AS and said: “It will depend on how I perform during these years. I’m going to give 100% and, hopefully, maybe they (the board) will change their minds.”
Current contract position
Transfer journalist Ben Jacobs said on the Market Madness podcast: “With Alexis Mac Allister, the aim is, as of now anyway, not to offer him a new deal. Mac Allister said he’s disappointed in that, but Liverpool will be looking for at least one midfielder in 2027.” Mac Allister is under contract at Liverpool until the summer of 2028. Earlier in the season, he publicly said he was “very sad” that Liverpool did not hand him a new contract in the summer of 2026.
Season figures
Mac Allister has scored five goals and provided one assist in 16 matches in all competitions so far this season. He was on target for Liverpool in their 3-1 Premier League win away to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London on Sunday.
Mac Allister joined Liverpool from Brighton and Hove Albion in the summer of 2023 for a total transfer fee of £55 million.
