Liverpool host Real Madrid in the Champions League at Anfield later today.

Ahead of this clash, Tuesday’s edition of AS has published an interview with Liverpool star Alexis Mac Allister’s father, Carlos.

Over the years, the Liverpool player has been linked to Real Madrid but there weren’t any concrete developments.

That didn’t stop the Spanish newspaper from asking Carlos about reports linking his son to Real Madrid last summer. He’s pleased with these links but insists there weren’t any discussions with the La Liga side.

“I read the rumours, but that’s all they were. There were no contacts. In any case, it’s always nice when my son is linked with the biggest clubs in the world. Real Madrid is a very big club, but so is Liverpool, and we must be responsible and respect the institution he belongs to and that believed in him,” he said.

The newspaper were still curious and pressed the midfielder’s father on whether there was interest from Real Madrid. When responding to that, Mac Allister Sr. said Alexis has to make his own decisions.“I have to be prudent. He plays for Liverpool now. In the future, if the...