Alexis Mac Allister has been one of Liverpool’s best players in the 2024-25 season, with the team often not doing as well when the midfielder wasn’t on the pitch.

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This form, however, doesn’t mean that Romero’s performances were overlooked, as, while speaking to TNT Sports, Mac Allister admitted that he thinks his fellow countryman has been the “best” centre-back in the world for “several years.”

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 “Oh, Cuti [Romero], he’s a player I love,” Mac Allister said.

For me, he’s been the best centre back in the world for several years.”

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Mac Allister believing that Romero has been the best centre-back in the world for the last few years, will likely come as a shock to Liverpool fans.

At the moment, Virgil van Dijk is the Reds’ best defender by a country mile, and for as long as many can remember, the towering Dutchman has been lauded in the media as the best centre-back in the world.

Granted, in the same interview, Mac Allister did say that Van Dijk “commands a lot of respect,” so the midfielder didn’t forget about his teammate completely, but it’s certainly a surprise to see Romero named as the best.



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His unreliability plays a major part in that, and the fact that he’s 27 years old means that he’s entering his prime years and will undoubtedly command a massive weekly wage.

Of course, this is all just from Mac Allister, so no concrete links have been reported, but at the moment, it’s anyone’s guess what the Anfield outfit’s team could look like at the start of next term.