Call to Liverpool, Florentino settles the Mac Allister case: end of the signing

Real Madrid is preparing to rectify one of the mistakes, acknowledged in the Valdebebas offices, that it might have made in recent seasons. The retirement of Toni Kroos and the farewell of Luka Modric considerably weaken the merengue midfield, now in need of an urgent addition to improve its creative abilities with the ball.

Apart from Xabi Alonso's number one suggestion, who desires to bring Florian Wirtz to Santiago Bernabéu locker room, the white leadership has explored the possibilities of other footballers. Alexis Mac Allister, current Liverpool midfielder, is one of the main names on the list of potential signings.

According to the information published by MARCA in recent hours, Real Madrid might have inquired about the availability of the '10' red. Notably, his father, Carlos Mac Allister, hinted not long ago that the former Brighton & Hove Albion player would want to play in the elite of Spanish soccer. Real Madrid is one of the first teams to be linked following those statements.

Giving some continuity to those speculations, the merengue sports management has received a very clear response from Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister is one of Arne Slot's key starters and has a contract until summer 2028. That is the main reason why his transfer would be considerably increased.

Impossible requirements

Especially because the footballer has a current market value of 90 million euros. Liverpool might have revealed to Real Madrid, notes the newspaper MARCA, that they would ask for more than 100M to make the Argentine midfielder's team change a reality this very summer. The response in the Spanish capital is very clear: "we are not going to pay that".

The leaders led by Florentino Pérez consider that the hypothetical price to pay for the signing of Alexis Mac Allister is too much for Santiago Bernabéu's coffers. While it is true that he is a footballer who is very much liked by the white sports management, the dense economic 'shield' of the South American player thwarts any plan.

That implies that Real Madrid must find another alternative in the market to midfielders like Toni Kroos and Luka Modric. The Croatian '10' will remain in Santiago Bernabéu locker room until the end of the Club World Cup. This situation allows the merengue executives to gain some time in a search that is proving to be as arduous as it is costly from an economic standpoint.

Because the big names that Real Madrid is considering to strengthen its midfield, like Alexis Mac Allister himself, will mean a significant strain on the Madrid treasury. The white leadership wishes to avoid that erosion, but it would be unavoidable due to the soccer necessity in which the first team finds itself.