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Harry Wilson interest, Curtis Jones future and Alexis Mac Allister exit - Liverpool questions answered

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And why didn’t we put an agreement in place in January for Marc Guehi when we didn’t buy him last summer?Liverpool already have two high-profile right-backs in Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley and a number of players who can cover successfully in the position, so there was absolutely no chance they were going to make a move for another one in the January window.As for Guehi, that would have depended on the player agreeing as well, which clearly he wasn't minded to. And if Mac Allister has a good one with Argentina, there's every chance Real will be sniffing around him and, with two years left on his contract, if a new deal isn't agreed then Liverpool would have a decision to make should a big-money offer come in.I would rather Mac Allister didn't leave, though.



Alisson remains an excellent shot-stopper and the world's best at one-on-ones, but there's no doubt he has become a little more tentative with distribution with his feet, which is understandable given his continual hamstring problems.That is a bit of an issue for a Liverpool team that likes to play out from the back, and it's noticeable the Brazilian doesn't regularly take the goal kicks these days.Giorgi Mamardashvili has clearly been brought in with one eye on him being Alisson's long-term replacement and has already shown he's more than capable. But he isn't quite operating in the same rarefied air as Alisson at present.As with Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah, if Liverpool receive a big offer for Alisson in the summer then they'll have some thinking to do.

There's probably a bit of truth in that.Perhaps Jones is hampered by being so versatile in terms of the optics, although that variety has helped him rack up more than 200 appearances for Liverpool, which in itself means there should be no question marks over whether he's good enough.And as always with these things, public comments from his team-mates show his value to the squad and the team. His colleagues know his qualities.Jones will always be divisive in the eyes of some supporters because he came through the Academy system and didn't cost a huge transfer fee.Leith asks: Is Harry Wilson a viable option to bring back to replace Mo Salah?Wilson will be available on a free transfer this summer, although Fulham haven't given up hope of agreeing a new contract with the Wales international.Given he will be 29 in the summer, there's little chance under Fenway Sports Group's usual transfer policy that Liverpool would be interested if there was a fee involved.Would you take him as a squad option?