Liverpool have moved a step closer to completing their first signing of the summer after Alexis Mac Allister was granted permission to undergo a medical with the Reds.
The World Cup winner is expected to complete his move from Brighton ahead of linking up for international duty with Argentina next week. And the 24-year-old, who boasts Irish and Scottish heritage, will be looking to follow in the footsteps of another famous 'Mac Allister' at Anfield. Or rather, 'McAllister'.
Gary McAllister was 35 when he joined the Reds on a free transfer from Coventry City in the summer of 2000, with eyebrows understandably raised as a result. Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard certainly wasn't initially impressed by his arrival.