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Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister is “very sad” that he has not been offered a new contract and admitted he had “options to leave” in the summer.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old confirmed he has two years left on his Reds deal, which he signed when he joined the club in the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n
The Argentina international’s unhappiness comes after fellow midfielders Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch penned new long-term contracts this year.<\/p>\n
Speaking ahead of Liverpool’s Champions League opener against Atletico Madrid, Mac Allister told a pre-match press conference: “There was a chance [he could have left the club in the summer].<\/p>\n
“As everyone knows, I received the news that the club was not in a position to offer me a new contract, which makes me very, very sad.<\/p>\n
“Everyone can see I give my 100 per cent for this football club, every single day in training, games. Of course I can have very good games, very bad games like everyone. I always give my best.<\/p>\n
“And I see Dominik and Ryan renewing their contracts and that makes me very happy because they deserve it, but at the same time it makes me a little bit sad that I didn’t get mine.<\/p>\n
“Of course, there is still time. The fans don’t need to worry because I will give my 100 per cent until the last day I’m here.<\/p>\n
“We will see what happens. There were options to leave this summer and I think right now I’m in the right club and I have the mindset to give my 100 per cent for this club.”<\/p>\n
Questioned whether talks were ongoing over a new contract, he replied: “Maybe. I don’t know. It’s going to depend on how I perform during this year. They are right to make the decision as well, but hopefully they change their minds.”<\/p>\n
Asked for whether he was given a reason for no new contract, he said: “Not really. There wasn’t any direct conversation with me – it was with my agent.<\/p>\n
“I don’t want to say things they never said, but what I got from my agent was that they were not in a position to renew me.<\/p>\n
“It’s really sad because we won a Premier League together, we’ve been through difficult times together and I always give my best. We will see what happens but of course it makes me a little bit sad.”<\/p>\n