Alexis Mac Allister opens up on his struggles, key Everton moments, and the support from Klopp and teammates that shaped his Liverpool career.
Alexis Mac Allister, reflecting on the challenges he faced after arriving in England just weeks before the COVID-19 shutdown in 2020:
“I have to give a big hug to my mother. Without her, none of this would have happened. I would not be a Premier League champion. I certainly would not be a World Cup champion. Maybe you would not even know my name.”
“In December 2020, I got on FaceTime with her, and I was sobbing. I was at my flat in Brighton, and she was back home in Buenos Aires. I had lost my head.”
“I said, “Mum, I can’t do it anymore. I’m coming home. I need to get out of here.” (via LFC Transfer Room)
As he put it, every player has that click — and for him, it was just around the corner:
“When I scored two against Everton in January 2022, it felt like everything clicked for me. It reminds me of a story my dad told me when I was a kid. He really struggled at first when he played for Boca… One day, the last thing he could think of was to change his studs to the longest he could find.”
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How trust and support shaped Mac Allister’s Liverpool chapter
Life at Liverpool hasn’t been without challenges for Alexis Mac Allister:
“I don’t want to go into details, but I was going through some very personal difficulties last season. I told one person what I was going through, and it ended up reaching Arne. He called me into his office one day… Arne was amazing about everything. He let me get everything off my chest, and after that, I felt like I could breathe a bit easier.”
The compassion from his manager was matched by the dressing room:
“And my teammates, they were incredible. They kept me smiling through difficult times. Especially our little South American crew: Lucho. Alisson. Darwin. Even Mr. Taffarel. What a legend! He’s almost 60, and there’s no one funnier than him.”
He explained that the bond with Liverpool began even before he arrived:
“From that moment I spoke to Jürgen Klopp, I knew I was meant to come to Liverpool. It wasn’t so much what he said, but what he conveyed as a person. It was a great conversation, and that was the beginning of a spectacular relationship.”
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