Thiago’s transfer to Liverpool promises to be one of the soap operas of the summer and Jurgen Klopp’s statements when asked about the arrival of the player feed the story. “Would it surprise you if I don’t answer? I never answer those kinds of questions,” said the German before showing his affection for the still Bayern Munich midfielder: “(Thiago) He is a great player and I really like him,” said the coach. after the suffered victory of his team against Aston Villa (2-0) this Sunday. However, he didn’t want to go any further: “But I also like other players, that’s all I have to say about it.”
Klopp knows Thiago well from his time as coach of Borussia and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, executive director of Bayern, has already recognized that the departure of the Spanish international is a fact: “We were seriously negotiating with him and we fulfilled everything he asked of us but he seems to want to do something new at the end of his career. ” However, he distanced himself from the information that his arrival at Anfield is practically closed, in the absence of fringes: “We have not had any contact with Liverpool, if the player makes that decision we will have to deal with it.”
The German coach recently acknowledged being aware of the economic difficulties that the football world will face due to the consequences of COVID-19 and pointed to the youth team above the portfolio to reinforce the network squad. However, it is difficult to think that he is going to rule out a market opportunity like the one that would represent the incorporation of Thiago, who would come to Liverpool for around 35 million euros. The midfielder ends his contract in 2021 and it is now or never if Bayern wants to cash in on his sale.