Mac Allister 'spoke brilliantly' - Nevin

[Getty Images] Former Chelsea and Everton winger Pat Nevin says Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister "said exactly the right things" when telling media that he is "very sad" not to have been offered a new deal by the club . The Argentine, who joined on a five-year contract from Brighton in June 2023, saw team-mates Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch extend their Reds deals this year. "I often hear various players saying things and pushing things a certain way and you get a bit fed up with it," Nevin told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "You're thinking, 'go whinge and whine somewhere else mate, you're doing OK'. Not this time. "I thought he spoke brilliantly. I thought he said exactly the right things - that he loves the club. Any fan watching that is thinking how he just wants to play for Liverpool Football Club. "He's just shown us that is the case and if you are asked the question you answer it honestly. He is saying he's seen his mates getting these contracts which might be disappointing, but he's saying all the correct things I think. "I take nothing away from that, I applaud him for all that. "Things can change very quickly. It didn't look like Cody Gakpo would leave very recently and then suddenly he's knocking. "If he is asking for far too much money and putting that pressure on it then he is playing a very good game because to speak the way he did there didn't sound like that. It sounded like somebody who just wanted a contract offered. "Remember, he wasn't offered a contract. You can offer a contract without a big pay rise or anything like that. "He doesn't need a PR person, he's doing a great job himself. It's one that will be interesting to see how it goes. "Some players do run their deals down and then get a lot of money to go to another club. Liverpool know the deal, they have to accept it." Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds