If Alexis Mac Allister wants a new contract at Liverpool, he’s got to earn it

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“I received the news that the club was not in a position to offer me a new contract, which of course makes me very, very sad,” he said.It made Mac Allister the odd man out among the 2025 title-winning midfield. He was excellent in Arne Slot’s title-winning team the following year.Mac Allister admitted he could have left Liverpool (Getty)He noted the difference.

Mac Allister’s current deal expires in 2028. At the same time, there was a recognition he was not at his best last year.

Perhaps committing to Mac Allister for the long term now may have seemed a reward for recent failure.Alexis Mac Allister puts in a sliding tackle on Nottingham Forest midfielder James McAtee (PA)Mac Allister’s sadness did not prevent him from hinting that he understood Liverpool’s reluctance to give him a deal. That doesn’t happen to me, I know very well this is an amazing club.”If he has to persuade his employers, he might have made the right kind of start with Iraola.