Alexis Mac Allister is close to becoming a Liverpool player, according to ESPN Argentina. Despite several interested parties, the report said the Argentine will move to Anfield this summer.
Liverpool earlier confirmed that James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino will depart at the end of the season.
This will potentially free up some iconic shirt numbers for Mac Allister. The Argentine who currently wears 10 at Brighton could pick up the same number as it is currently vacant since Sadio Mane's exit.
There is also the possibility of using numbers 9, 7 and 8 which would be vacated by Firmino, Millner and Keita respectively. Mac Allister wore 8 at Boca on loan. Meanwhile, numbers 12, 16, 24, 25 and 30 are still unassigned
Having caught the eye with his Brighton performances - making 107 appearances over four years there - Mac Allister helped Argentina reach the footballing summit this winter in Qatar as World Cup winners.
