Alexis Mac Alister has allegedly already signed for Liverpool this summer but how much will the 24-year-old earn at Anfield?
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims Liverpool have triggered the release clause attached to Mac Allister's contract with the Brighton midfielder set to sign the final documents.
While it is thought the Reds paid just £35m for the Argentina international, who was a key part of of his country's World Cup winning campaign in Qatar .
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"Liverpool have just signed Alexis Mac Allister for… £35m," tweeted Romano.
"Reds have now triggered the clause to sign the midfielder after medical tests completed with Brighton’s permission.
"Documents are being signed. Here we go confirmed."
A transfer announcement now appears to be imminent, with the midfielder set to officially join Jurgen Klopp when the window opens for English clubs on June 14.
But what do we know about Mac Allister's new contract and how much is he expected to earn in Merseyside?
Mac Allister contract details revealed
According to Football Insider, Mac Allister has been offered a contract worth more than £150,000-a-week, tripe his current wage reported £50,000-a-week wage at the Amex
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The new figure places him joint-sixth on the club’s wage bill with Alisson, as per to Spotrac, behind Mohamed Salah, Virgil Van Dijk, Thiago Alcantara, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Fabinho.
It is thought Liverpool will now turn their attention to further midfield targets, following the departures of James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita and Arthur Melo.
22-year-old Nice midfielder Khephren Thuram is reportedly next on Klopp's list, with Borussia Monchengladbach's Manu Kone also on the club's radar.
The pair were recently spotted together after playing youth football for Paris club AC Boulogne-Billancourt, and later in the same French U21 side, adding fuel to speculation.
Topics: Alexis Mac Allister, Liverpool, Transfers, Football, Brighton And Hove Albion, Jurgen Klopp, Premier League
Joe Adams