Journalist shares who is more likely to leave Liverpool this summer - Cody Gakpo or Alexis Mac Allister

Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version from Rousing the Kop or go back to LFC Live.

Liverpool are weighing up the possibility of selling Alexis Mac Allister during the summer transfer window, according to journalist Ben Jacobs.The Argentine has had a difficult campaign, looking a shadow of the player who was so vital to the Reds’ Premier League title win last year.With two years remaining on his contract, and no fresh talks over an extension, Jacobs has claimed that Mac Allister is more likely to leave Liverpool than fellow under-performer Cody Gakpo. Is a fifth-place finish enough to warrant Arne Slot remaining Liverpool manager?

Credit: Shaun Brooks/CameraSport/Getty Images Mac Allister exit ‘possible,’ Gakpo likely to stayFriday brought claims that Liverpool are looking to add Adam Wharton to their midfield this summer, putting both Mac Allister and Curtis Jones under pressure.And while speaking to The Football Terrace later in the day, Jacobs confirmed that Mac Allister could be set to depart after three years at Anfield.“There was a credible report yesterday that Alexis Mac Allister could be sold,” said the journalist. “It’s not definite, but I’m told that is a possibility.”Despite struggling through a similarly poor season, Jacobs claims that Mac Allister’s situation is different to that of Gakpo, who is ‘more likely to stay.’Photo by Darren Staples / AFP via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Jeremie Frimpong told his move to Liverpool simply ‘hasn’t worked’ in withering verdict“Cody Gakpo, I think is more likely to stay,” he said, before adding: “Chiesa will depart, so Liverpool have got work to do.”After Arne Slot’s claim that Liverpool may need to ‘sell to buy’ this summer, it is easy to see how things could be lining up towards a sale for Mac Allister.Gakpo, having been signed for £44m, would also be a saleable asset, but given Liverpool’s shortages in attack, his place is understandably more secure.

As journalist James Pearce noted earlier this week, Gakpo has been ‘really poor’ this season as well, meaning his value is not anything like at its peak.The same could be said of Mac Allister, though, and despite his difficulties it would still be a wrench to see him leave and give up on what had looked set to be an extremely productive Liverpool career. Things have not gone well for him this season, but is that really reason enough to simply give up on him?