Did Alexis Mac Allister strike the right tone when he told the media about his contract situation with Liverpool? The Argentine midfielder has a deal with the Reds until 2028, but said on Tuesday that he is "very sad" not to have received a new contract in the summer after team-mates Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch penned new agreements. The public approach to stalling contract dealings is nothing new at Liverpool.
In November 2024, Mohamed Salah spoke openly about his contract stalemate when he admitted he was "disappointed" by a lack of offers from the club, as he entered the final six months of his deal. Salah was eventually offered an extension and Mac Allister will be hoping for the same. But as they were with Salah, opinions are split on whether taking it public was the fair thing to do.
Fans contacting BBC Sport claim the ordeal is "self-indulgent", while former Everton and Chelsea winger, Pat Nevin believes Mac Allister "said exactly the right things". Nevin told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast: "I often hear various players saying things and pushing things a certain way and you get a bit fed up with it. "You're thinking, 'go whinge and whine somewhere else mate, you're doing OK'.
"I thought he spoke brilliantly. I thought he said exactly the right things - that he loves the club. Any fan watching that is thinking how he just wants to play for Liverpool Football Club.
"He's just shown us that is the case and if you are asked the question you answer it honestly. He is saying he's seen his mates getting these contracts which might be disappointing, but he's saying all the correct things I think. "I take nothing away from that, I applaud him for all that.
"Things can change very quickly. It didn't look like Cody Gakpo would leave very recently and then suddenly he's knocking. "If he is asking for far too much money and putting that pressure on it then he is playing a very good game because to speak the way he did there didn't sound like that.
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