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. 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. The Argentina international's unhappiness comes after fellow midfielders Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch penned new long-term contracts this year.
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]. "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. "Everyone can see I give my 100 per cent for this football club, every single day in training and games.
Of course I can have very good games, very bad games like everyone. "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. "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. "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." Questioned whether talks were ongoing over a new contract, he replied: "Maybe.
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." Asked 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.
"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. "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." Mac Allister has started in Liverpool's last two league games, which saw them draw at home to Nottingham Forest and then win at Ipswich to help give new Reds boss Andoni Iraola an unbeaten start.
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