Alexis Mac Allister reportedly wants Champions League football if he leaves Brighton & Hove Albion this summer.
As reported by the ECHO earlier this month, Liverpool have placed the Argentina star near the top of their transfer shortlist but are braced for competition as the race heats up for the midfielder.
The Reds recently took the decision to step away from a club-record pursuit of the £130m-rated Jude Bellingham in favour of spreading their transfer budget for the summer across a handful of other, less expensive options, and Mac Allister is one of those that fits the bill.
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But according to a report by The Athletic, the 24-year-old wants Champions League football if he leaves the Amex this summer. The report goes on to claim that Mac Allister’s agent and father, Carlos, who looks after his son's interest, haven’t agreed a deal with any club as things stand.
Speaking after his side’s stunning 3-0 win over Arsenal on Sunday, Roberto De Zerbi made it clear that Brighton are bracing themselves for the likelihood of the World Cup winner leaving.
The Seagulls boss said: "Of course, we will lose some players - maybe Caicedo, maybe Mac Allister. We have to be ready to bring in another good players.
"The others, for Mitoma and Estupinan, I think for them the best solution is to stay with us. I don’t know if they are ready to play in the big teams, you can explain better than me to ‘play in a big team.’ We can offer them the possibility to progress and improve.
"We have to improve in mentality, we are not used to playing three games per week. We won a fantastic game with Manchester United and after four days we played against Everton and didn’t use the victory against Manchester United.
"We started the game with the same shirts of the game against United, and I think this is the most important part to improve."
A report over the weekend, from the Mirror, stated that Liverpool were about "to end" the race for Mac Allister by wrapping up a £70m deal.
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