Liverpool’s £35m Mac Allister swoop reveals astonishing £217m truth – Opinion

Many had been convinced that Liverpool would be forced to fork out in the region of £60m for Brighton’s World Cup-winning midfielder, Alexis Mac Allister.

Following a series of reports to the contrary, however, it appears that the Merseysiders have managed something of a steal (to put it lightly) at £35m following a successful medical.

It’s a jaw-dropping figure, even more so given it’s not the first time we’ve been witness to its like in the Jurgen Klopp era.

Liverpool’s remarkable £35m list (give or take a few million)…

Prepare to be absolutely astonished Reds (figures courtesy of lfchistory.net):

• £35m – Alexis Mac Allister
• £35m – Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
• £36m – Ibrahima Konate
• £36.9m (with further payments of £7m dependent on conditions being met) – Mo Salah
• £37m (potentially rising to £44m with add-ons) – Cody Gakpo
• £37.5m (potentially rising to £50m with add-ons) – Luis Diaz

Hold off on the firing squad for former Arsenal man Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who has since followed Naby Keita, James Milner, and Bobby Firmino in departing the club on a free.

We’d like to remind fans that the Englishman kicked off his Anfield career in tremendous fashion – notably putting in some remarkable performances against Manchester City – before a cruel injury sustained against Roma in the Champions League effectively ruined his remaining stay in Merseyside.