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Joe Allen admits his Liverpool future will depend on who Jurgen Klopp brings to the club during the summer transfer window.

Allen will shortly enter the final 12 months of his Reds contract with no new deal on the table, a situation that has alerted former club Swansea City.

The 26-year-old struggled for acceptance at Anfield under Brendan Rodgers following his £15million arrival four years ago, but has become a more influential figure since the arrival of Klopp and emerged from the bench to feature in last week’s Europa League final against Sevilla.

Allen is now concentrating on preparing for next month’s Euro 2016 finals with Wales.

But of his Liverpool future, he said: “I think it hinges on the pre-season plans and what exactly the club are hoping to do, everything comes into that.

“The acquisitions and who they are going to get in, and until all that happens then it is difficult to answer that question.

“As a footballer you want to play every minute of every game.

“When you don’t it can be disappointing, that’s natural for anyone, that’s not specific to me.

“It’s how you react. You have to make sure you don’t let it affect you to a point that when you do get your chances you’re not up to it.

“That’s been a challenge for me this year, but I’ve enjoyed that challenge.”

Allen spoke to Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre and manager Jurgen Klopp about his future in January when it was agreed that the matter would be put on the back-burner until after the forthcoming European Championships.

“There was a conversation with the club in terms of what the future did hold for me, if I would feature more or if I would feature in the plans moving forward,” Allen said at Wales’ pre-Euros training camp in Portugal.

“They made it clear at that stage I wouldn’t be moving anywhere.

“I knew where I stood, and it was good to have that conversation and know that I had the second half of the season to look forward to with Liverpool.

“As soon as the season finished with Liverpool I said to myself, ‘I don’t want to have any distractions and I am fully focussed and engaged on purely all things Wales’.

“That’s where I am at the moment.

“We have had an intense season and I’m sure there will be a week or two after the Euros before any discussions are had.”

Allen ended the season with 19 starts for Liverpool, and admits he enjoyed playing a prominent role as the Reds reached the final of two cup competitions.

“What was great about the second half of the season was all the different competitions and how far we went,” said Allen.

“There was so much to play for and every player in the squad had a part to play.

(Image: 2016 Getty Images)

“The support (from the fans) has been brilliant in the last few months.

“It’s always great for a player, it always helps you when you step out on the pitch. I’ve enjoyed that and it made things easier.

“People have talked about the improvement in my game this year, but it’s almost a back-handed compliment in some ways.

“In the first half of the season I hadn’t played.

“But I’m 26, not 36, so I am still developing and improving.

“I’d be very disappointed if I said at the end of any year that I hadn’t improved as the season had gone on.”