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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Theo Squires

Mauricio Pochettino dealt familiar Liverpool blow after unseen Philippe Coutinho role in Alexis Mac Allister transfer

Mauricio Pochettino could be forgiven for feeling a sense of deja vu after seeing Alexis Mac Allister sign for Liverpool.

The new Chelsea manager had made a late swoop for his compatriot, report The Times, only to be left disappointed, with the Argentina international’s preference being to work with Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.

While the fee for the 24-year-old is undisclosed, it has been reported to be as low as £35m courtesy of a release clause inserted in the new contract Mac Allister penned last October. Meanwhile, the World Cup winner will wear the No.10 shirt at Anfield.

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