{"id":21038,"date":"2026-07-24T19:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=21038"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:15:55","slug":"chelsea-eye-shock-move-for-liverpool-midfielder-alexis-mac-allister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=21038","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea eye shock move for Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\"><strong>Chelsea ready to make move for Liverpool star Alexis Mac Allister as per a prominent source on X. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">The Blues, under manager Xabi Alonso, are actively exploring ambitious market opportunities to reconstruct their midfield ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u>APPLE<\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea monitoring Alexis Mac Allister situation<\/h2>\n<p>According to updates shared by prominent insider on X, Chelsea are monitoring several targets to reinforce their central unit.<\/p>\n<p>While Crystal Palace playmaker Adam Wharton and Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott remain firm options, a potential pursuit of Liverpool star Alexis Mac Allister has emerged as a captivating possibility.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The report indicates that Chelsea\u2019s recruitment team and Xabi Alonso are closely watching Mac Allister\u2019s situation at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Should Liverpool decide to part ways with the 27-year-old World Cup winner, Chelsea are prepared to immediately contact the relevant parties to discuss a deal.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Valued at approximately \u00a370 million, Mac Allister represents a proven option for Alonso, who is eager to build a dominant midfield engine at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cExclusive: Chelsea is eyeing exciting new transfer targets. Alex Scott &#038; Adam Wharton are on the radar, but keep your eyes peeled on Alexis Mac Allister\u2019s situation at Liverpool. If LFC parts ways with him, Chelsea will contact the relevant parties\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"4\">Recent transfers between Liverpool and Chelsea<\/h2>\n<p>Direct transfers between Liverpool and Chelsea are relatively rare given the intense rivalry between the two clubs, but historical precedent demonstrates that high-profile moves can materialize when circumstances line up.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most famous crossovers occurred in January 2011, when Chelsea completed a record-breaking \u00a350 million deadline-day deal to sign Spanish striker Fernando Torres from Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Just seven months later, Portuguese midfielder Raul Meireles followed the same path, swapping Anfield for Stamford Bridge in a \u00a312 million transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Yossi Benayoun also completed a direct switch to Chelsea in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a\u00a0preferred source on Google\u00a0to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the opposite direction, players such as Daniel Sturridge, Joe Cole, and Dominic Solanke transitioned from West London to Merseyside, while youth talent Rio Ngumoha recently made the move to Liverpool\u2019s setup.<\/p>\n<p>Whether Mac Allister, who is also wanted by Real Madrid, eventually follows that path remains uncertain, but for now Chelsea\u2019s reported interest appears to depend on Liverpool first becoming willing to consider his departure.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea ready to make move for Liverpool star Alexis Mac Allister as per a prominent&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}