Liverpool sign Mac Allister from Brighton for £35m

Merseyside club Liverpool have activated the transfer clause in the contract of Alexis Mac Allister at Brighton and Hove Albion which is the final step in the signing of the Argentine midfielder.

The transfer fee is far below the £70 million fee as reported and Liverpool have tidied up a £35m transfer deal.

James Milner, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Arthur Melo have left the Merseyside club at the end of their contracts and t he Reds are expected to sign at least three midfielders to revamp the department.

The 24-year-old has already approved the Reds’ proposed contract after passing a medical examination.

Mac Allister’s pay will increase from £50,000 to £150,000 per week. A five-year agreement that lasts through 2028.