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Liverpool strike personal terms agreement with Thiago with £31m transfer offer to follow
Liverpool are reportedly closing in on a deal for Bayern Munich star Thiago Alcantara.
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Liverpool have agreed personal terms with Thiago ahead of a summer transfer, according to reports. The Reds are said to be exploring the prospect of signing the Spain international, who has just one year remaining on his Bayern Munich contract.
The Reds are expected to oversee a quiet summer but their spending could depend on several departures.
Jurgen Klopp was forced to pull out of a deal for Timo Werner on financial grounds following the coronavirus crisis.
Yet now it seems they're ready to secure a cut-price deal for Thiago, who is ready for the next chapter in his career.
According to Italian journalist Tancredi Palmeri, Liverpool have reached an agreement over personal terms.
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He adds that the Premier League champions are set to submit an official offer in the next few days worth £31million.
£27m of that figure will be up front with a further £4m in add-ons.
Bayern are willing to let the player leave the Allianz Arena this summer and £31m would satisfy their demands.
Thiago could be set to play his final game for the club tonight when Bayern take on Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB Pokal final.
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While Bayern still have the Champions League to play for next month, Thiago's future is set to be resolved before then.
That's with the view that he will be fully integrated at his new club ahead of the new campaign.
Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge revealed yesterday that Thiago will leave the club but there have been no negotiations with Liverpool.
“He is a top boy on and off the pitch,” Rummenigge told Bild.
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“We had serious negotiations with him and fulfilled all of his wishes. But it looks like he might want to do something new again at the end of his career.
“We have never had any contact with Liverpool. If he wants to do that, we have to deal with it.
“We don’t want to lose a player for free next year. I say that very clearly.”
Bayern boss Hansi Flick confirmed that Thiago will start tonight's match in Berlin as he looks to sign off with more silverware.
"I hope that he won’t leave," Flick said. "The surgery was not so long ago. But everything went as planned. He can play from the start tomorrow. He is 100 percent fit."
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