{"id":623956,"date":"2023-05-28T16:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T20:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=623956"},"modified":"2023-05-28T17:16:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T21:16:32","slug":"alexis-mac-allister-liverpool-farewell-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/28\/alexis-mac-allister-liverpool-farewell-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bids His Farewells\u2019: \u2018Outstanding\u2019 Star Says His Goodbyes as Liverpool Close In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As reported by\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1662891953321566210\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, it seems Brighton &amp; Hove Albion midfielder Alexis Mac Allister has played his last game for the club, with manager Roberto De Zerbi admitting as much after the game. The Argentine midfielder was seen on the pitch looking emotional and seemingly\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1662892297611096065\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">bidding his farewells<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Liverpool have been heavily linked with the Brighton star and are reportedly close to agreeing\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1660227433226981379?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">personal terms.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alexis Mac Allister Edges Closer to Liverpool Move After Saying His Goodbyes<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 De Zerbi: \u201cI think it can be the last game for Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo at Brighton\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am really sorry because they are two great players but the policy of Brighton is like this. It is right that they can leave, to play at higher level\u201d, says via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JournoHaff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JournoHaff<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D4VrGmI6Pl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/D4VrGmI6Pl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1662891953321566210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mac Allister Edges Closer to Brighton Exit<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/29\/brighton-target-james-milner-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brighton<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8216;s defeat to Aston Villa, manager De Zerbi confirmed it will likely be Mac Allister&#8217;s last game for The Seagulls. \u201cI think it can be the last game for Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo at Brighton\u201d. I am really sorry because they are two great players, but the policy of Brighton is like this. It is right that they can leave to play at higher level\u201d as originally reported from the press conference by\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JournoHaff\/status\/1662884086711549953\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Charlie Haffenden<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/28\/liverpool-youngster-elijah-gift-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Terms Agreed as Liverpool Player Is Set to Move to Spain<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Following the conclusion of the game against Aston Villa, the Argentine midfielder was visibly upset and appeared to be saying his goodbyes to the travelling fans. An emotional Mac Allister was comforted by manager De Zerbi. It is expected that the Brighton star will depart the club in the next few days, as Liverpool are keen to resolve the full details of the deal as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Vital Summer for Liverpool; Argentine Could Be the Ideal Signing For Jurgen Klopp<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The midfield area has been a problem for Jurgen Klopp all season, with injuries and loss of form hurting the club&#8217;s Champions League qualification ambitions. The Argentine international previously described as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/articles\/c041rv08e4po\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outstanding<\/a>&#8221; would bring much-needed work rate and ingenuity to the Anfield midfield.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/26\/chelsea-liverpool-manuel-ugarte-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea to Steal \u00a351 Million \u2018Monster\u2019 Liverpool Target<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His intelligence and off-the-ball movement ensure he picks up pockets of space, which enables him to link up effectively with his teammates. He also presses well and doesn&#8217;t neglect his defensive responsibilities. 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The Argentine midfielder was seen on the pitch looking emotional and seemingly\u00a0bidding his farewells. Liverpool have been heavily linked with the Brighton [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":623966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1265,16,7188],"tags":[9600,9331,7298],"class_list":["post-623956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-brighton-and-hove-albion","category-liverpool","category-rumours","tag-alexis-mac-allister","tag-brighton-transfer-rumours","tag-liverpool-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}