Alexis Mac Allister will now have a break before returning to Liverpool ahead of the new season
Alexis Mac Allister has two years left on his Liverpool deal (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images)
Alexis Mac Allister has two years left on his Liverpool deal (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images)
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Alexis Mac Allister's father has firmly denied claims that the Liverpool midfielder is seeking a move to Real Madrid.
Argentina international Mac Allister was part of the side that lost the World Cup final 1-0 to Spain on Sunday. Reports subsequently emerged that he had told international colleagues he played his last game for the Reds.
Social media speculation on Monday also claimed that Liverpool would seek around £85m for the former Brighton & Hove Albion player if Real Madrid make a move for the 27-year-old this summer transfer window.
However, the player's father Carlos has now rejected those reports, insisting his son is only concentrating on an end-of-season holiday before linking back up with Andoni Iraola, his new head coach on Merseyside, next month.
"We have not spoken to any Real Madrid official, what is being circulated about us holding talks with Real Madrid is not true," Mac Allister Snr told 365Scores. "Alexis is still on a two-season contract with Liverpool.
"Currently, he'll get some rest for a few days and then go back to playing in the Premier League, that's the current situation."
Mac Allister is expected to have around three weeks off after the World Cup, meaning he will return to club duty in mid-August, just under a fortnight before the Reds kick off their new Premier League campaign at Newcastle.