Thiago Alcantara ‘stood out’ in Champions League says pundit
Liverpool transfer target Thiago Alcantara appears to have shrugged off speculation linking him with a move to the Premier League. Manchester United are also interested in signing the Bayern Munich midfielder, but he downplayed the rumours on Thursday night.
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Former Reds player Jamie Redknapp believes Thiago would be a great signing for Liverpool andtippedthe Spaniard to make a name for himself at Anfield.
He told Sky Sports: "We've often spoken about how good Liverpool's midfield are, how hard-working they are, but sometimes they maybe lack that bit of finesse and that little bit of quality.
"Thiago would give them something completely different, he's one of the best midfield players in the world. He dictates the play, plays at his own pace.
“Sometimes, especially when you go to tough places in the Premier League, you cannot beat teams by going 100 mph all the time, you need a little bit of finesse and for someone to do things differently.
“Many yearsagoLiverpool had midfield players like Ronnie Whelan and Jan Molby who could just slow the game down and play at a tempo that suited them, Thiago could do that.
"We saw him in the Champions League final where he completely bossed the game, had so many touches of the ball and made the game look easy."