What's next at Liverpool for Argentina's proven winner Mac Allister?
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Mac Allister was undeniably a force that season and integral to Liverpool's title-winning campaign.But a year on, after a disappointing campaign that wasn't helped by injury problems at the outset, Mac Allister would be the first to admit that the 2025-26 season fell below the standards he had set previously. It was undoubtedly the poorest of his three campaigns since he arrived from Brighton for £35m in 2023.Inevitably, there were question marks about his future going into the summer, but seeing him play a starring role for Argentina at the World Cup will please new Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola - even if it means he will have to wait a little longer before meeting Mac Allister.Bar Argentina's last group-stage game - when qualification was already secured - the 27-year-old has played every minute for his country, including 120 minutes against both Cape Verde and Switzerland, which went to extra time.
Regardless of the result against England in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final, Argentina will be in the United States until the weekend, when the third-place play-off and final take place.According to Fifa regulations, players at the World Cup are entitled to at least three weeks off, so anyone who features this weekend will not return to their clubs until 10 August at the earliest, which is less than two weeks before the Premier League season begins.So there is a strong chance that Mac Allister won't be ready to start for the first few weeks of the season, but Iraola will know that when it comes to building his midfield, he already has a proven winner. "It's always about winning," Mac Allister said on Saturday, after Argentina beat Switzerland in the quarter-final in a game in which he scored.
Mac Allister is still on the five-year deal he signed at Liverpool when he arrived in the summer of 2023, so he still has two seasons left on his contract, but it's worth noting that currently there are no talks over a new deal nor is Mac Allister in active talks with another club.When you consider that Dominik Szoboszlai - whose contract also ends in 2028 - is in talks over a new deal and Ryan Gravenberch signed a new deal in May, the expectation is that movement on that front for Mac Allister would be expected over the course of the next season. It's our memories, our legacy... and we have to cherish it, because we don't know how long it will last," Mac Allister told The Players Tribune, external in August 2025.Crucial to his next steps will be the relationship with Iraola and whether the Spaniard can get the best out of Mac Allister.