Is there really much to think about if a player as good as Thiago, genuinely one of the best midfielders on the planet, is available for €30m?
That’s around £27m – the money Liverpool sold Brad Smith and Dom Solanke to Bournemouth for collectively.
Christian Falk on Twitter confirmed that €30m is the asking price, but interestingly, that no deal with a club has yet been done – despite Bayern assuming he’d already negotiated something.
Our Story: The Bosses of @fcbayern have decided that Thiago will be allowed to leave with an offer of at least 30 Mio Euros. TRUE: there is no offer yet @SPORTBILD @altobelli13
— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) July 29, 2020
True: Bayern assume Thiago already had a team for transfer. But: Thiago told the bosses in their talks that he has no club yet
— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) July 29, 2020
Our latest information is that there are no plans for Liverpool to sign the world-class Spaniard, who would jump at the chance of working under Jurgen Klopp – who similarly rates the player very highly.
In fairness, Naby Keita’s emergence has been a serious one since – and the Guinean looks like he’ll take the Premier League by storm in 2020/21 providing he stays fit.
But Gini Wijnaldum has yet to extend his contract and Thiago could be a similarly aged replacement – or even better, an addition.
Klopp has largely used Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the right since football returned, and with Adam Lallana leaving, maybe another central midfield option would be handy – especially one as good as Thiago.