Alexis Mac Allister explained why he thinks his move to Liverpool will allow him to increase his medal total and create many more career high points.

After an agreement was reached for his transfer from Brighton and Hove Albion for an undisclosed sum, the 24-year-old became the Reds’ first addition of the summer on Thursday.

After helping Argentina win the World Cup in Qatar at the end of 2022, it is the midfielder’s latest happy moment in a hectic year.

Making 35 appearances and scoring 10 goals in the Premier League, Mac Allister also assisted Brighton in securing European football for the first time in their history with a sixth-place finish.

He spoke exclusively to Liverpoolfc . com at the AXA Training Centre shortly after passing his medical and signing his long-term contract. You can watch the full interview in the LFCTV GO video below, or continue reading for the transcript.

Greetings from Liverpool FC, Alexis. How do you feel?

I appreciate you.
Wonderfully wonderful. It’s a dream come true to be here, it’s amazing, and I can’t wait to start.

How happy are you that the transaction was completed so early in the summer?

Yes, it’s advantageous for the club and me. It’s good that everything has been completed because I wanted to play [from] the first day of preseason. Meeting my teammates is something I’m looking forward to.

Your family and friends back home must be giddy with excitement, so tell me about the last few days.

Yes, I’ve received a lot of messages. Even though I was active on Twitter and other social media, I kept to myself and was, of course, waiting for this moment.

With Brighton, Argentina at the World Cup, and now this move, the last year or so has been really good for you. Will it sink in eventually or has it already?

As you rightly point out, I had an incredible year thanks to the World Cup and the accomplishments we made with Brighton, but now it’s time to focus on Liverpool and make every effort to improve as a player and a person.

Why do you think that this move to Liverpool is the logical next step in your career?

due to the size of the club. Since I’ve been here, I’ve been able to see how big this club is, both in terms of the players we have and the staff as a whole. I’m thrilled and eager to play for this club.

You’ve participated in two opposing player games at Anfield. How excited are you for the time when you’ll be a Liverpool player and play there?

I must admit that I have many happy memories of Anfield, but I’m hoping the future ones will be even better. I formerly played for Boca Juniors, and I believe Liverpool is the type of team that its supporters cheer on throughout the entire game. I can’t wait to perform for our supporters and demonstrate our abilities.

You’ve chosen No. 10 shirt, which has been worn in the past by some outstanding Liverpool players. Has that number any particular significance to you since you’ve worn it at some of your previous clubs?

Not really, I’m afraid.
I am aware of how critical the No. Football is 10 yards. I had the option of selecting No. 8 as well, a significant number for this club due, of course, to [Steven] Gerrard. But I went with no. Because I frequently used it in Brighton, Argentina, and with the U.S. U23 team, I gave it a score of 10. I chose it because it’s a number I really like.

Has Jürgen Klopp given you the chance to speak since you signed, and did he play a significant role in your choice to do so?

I had the chance to speak with him, and he seems like a really nice guy. In addition to being one of the best managers in the world, it is clear that the players respect him. Working with him is something I’m really looking forward to.

You’ve already made significant career advancements. Do you believe that this team and club provide you with a platform to continue developing and getting better?

Yes, that is the plan. Since I won the World Cup, I have stated that I want to win more trophies, and I believe that this club will assist me in doing so. Winning trophies is necessary to be a part of a major club like this one. I therefore want that.

Do you want to briefly describe your experience playing a variety of midfield positions and roles for different teams as well as the skills you will bring to this team?

Since I’ve played in nearly every position, I believe the managers with whom I’ve worked are aware that I am capable of filling in wherever necessary. As a player, I strive to play as simply as possible while also assisting my teammates when they are attacking or defending. The most crucial factor is that, and I’ll do my best to bring my team-player skills to this club.

Are you hoping that your three and a half seasons in the Premier League will help you adjust quickly and contribute to the team right away?

Yes, absolutely.
However, now that I am familiar with how everything operates, it was very difficult during my first year at Brighton due to the language and culture. Although it will take some time, once I’m accustomed to the club and everything else, I believe everything will be fine.

Over the course of your career with Liverpool, what goals do you have?

Well, the goal is to win medals. The particular ones are irrelevant. Of course, every player wants to win the Premier League and the Champions League, but I’ll work as hard as I can to support the team and try to take home every trophy.

What final message do you have for the Liverpool fans reading or watching this interview?

The most crucial factor is that I’m confident this team will sacrifice everything to win trophies and make them happy. It’s a pleasure to be here at this club, and I will give it my all every day. I hope they stick by me and the team, and I know they will.

Liverpool has revealed new information regarding their stadium, signings, and schedule as they prepare for a significant summer of rebuilding both on and off the field.

In both a literal and figurative sense, Liverpool’s summer rebuild is starting to take real shape.

After a season of underperformance that resulted in the lowest finish of any of Klopp’s seven full terms as manager in fifth, much of the discourse in recent weeks and months has been of a Reds squad in need of a restructuring, particularly in the midfield ranks where James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have now departed as free agents and Arhur Melo has returned to Juventus.

But while that engine-room metaphor has been stretched to breaking point with regards to the work Klopp and his recruitment team need to undertake in the transfer window, there’s also a more tangible building project that is picking up pace at Anfield right now as the club gets set for something of a new era.

The Anfield Road development project is now in its final stages before Liverpool formally opens their new-look stadium with a capacity of 61,000. In order to help the Reds host their largest crowds in decades, the £80 million rebuild will add an additional 7,000 seats to the storied stadium. The speed at which the work has been completed in the last 18 to 24 months has impressed those who have regularly observed it up close. Following the completion of the £110 million Main Stand in 2016, the sum spent on infrastructure improvements at Anfield in recent years will be close to £200 million.

The start of the summer-long construction plans that will see one of the most renowned stadiums in the world football reopen in August with a vibrant new look was the final whistle of the final home game of the season against Aston Villa on May 20. Cranes currently populate the pitch as the roof is taken off the Anfield Road end to make way for a new one.

The summer schedule is crucial for Liverpool as a team in many ways because they want to finish the Anfield expansion in time for the new season and get the necessary work done in the football operations department to ensure that their Champions League exclusion is only temporary.

As Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister, the Reds’ first signing of the summer, approaches, momentum is building in the recruitment department. Liverpool made the Argentina international a primary target after taking the decision earlier this year to step away from the chase for Borussia Dortmund’s £130m-rated Jude Bellingham.

The existence of a clause in Mac Allister’s contract should make negotiations with Brighton easier, and Liverpool are hoping to sign the 24-year-old before he departs for international duty with the World Cup champions when they play Australia on June 15.

From there, attention will then likely turn to further midfield reinforcements. Mason Mount has been a long-standing target but it appears as though the Chelsea midfielder is edging closer to Manchester United.

Southampton’s 19-year-old midfielder Romeo Lavia has his admirers as does Wolves’ Portugal international Matheus Nunes, while respective reports in France and Germany last week linked the Reds to Nice’s Khephren Thuram and Manu Kone of Borussia Monchengladbach. Bayern Munich’s Netherlands international Ryan Gravenberch is another who is said to be of interest.

A proactive and aggressive pursuit of key targets is anticipated throughout June before the team reports back to duty in July.
With Jorg Schmadtke, the club’s new sporting director, initially joining on a temporary basis, there is little time to waste for the German to make his mark at Anfield. Additionally, with Klopp eager to wrap up his business as quickly as possible.

July 8 will mark the first day of pre-season training at the AXA Centre with Klopp’s players set to be whipped into shape with the now infamous lactate test.

The test requires the Liverpool players to sprint as hard as they can from one pole to the next before the whistle is blown, typically by renowned drill sergeant Andreas Kornmayer. Every interval results in a shorter gap between whistles, which forces the players to move more quickly. During the exercise, players also have blood drawn from their ears to check their lactate acid levels.
Milner typically prevails in this challenge.
But with the veteran gone, the team will be able to celebrate a new champion this summer.

Liverpool then fly out to Germany for a pre-season training camp that will see the work turned up several notches. In a change in traditional scheduling, Klopp has taken the decision to visit a European-based camp before the more commercially-driven jaunt to Singapore, which is more lucrative but a less taxing exertion from the players’ perspective on the training pitches.

Last year, players like Diogo Jota, Ibrahima Konate, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Thiago Alcantara, and Naby Keita all suffered early-season injuries. Klopp is determined to reduce the likelihood of a repeat, so his players will engage in taxing double sessions in the Black Forest in mid-July before the lengthy flight to the Far East. All of this is done to help the team as a whole develop a solid base of fitness as they work to fully recover next season.

As the ECHO revealed last month, the Reds will play two friendlies in Germany against Karlsruher and Greuther Furth. It has now been determined that those dates are July 19 and 24, with the second game taking place behind closed doors. Before the Reds return to Merseyside, Liverpool will play two more friendlies in Singapore on July 30 and August 2 against Leicester City and Bayern Munich, both at the National Stadium.

Klopp is keen to have one final local-based friendly before the curtain is raised on the 23/24 term but Liverpool have made a request to the Premier League to play their first game of the new campaign away from home while the finishing touches are placed on the Anfield Road end.

The ECHO understands a friendly at Preston North End’s Deepdale stadium is under consideration as a result as Liverpool look to end a busy summer with one final exhibition match. Following that, Klopp and his team will have to start working very hard. The Reds will find out if they will play an away game on June 15 when the Premier League schedule is made public.

Prior to that, though, Liverpool still have a lot to accomplish both on and off the field as a crucial summer for many departments continues.