Liverpool journalist gives update on Thiago Alcantara potential summer transfer deal

Liverpool journalist James Pearce has given an update on a potential summer transfer deal for Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara. The Spanish international has been linked with the England Champions, Liverpool, for the summer transfer window. During The Athletic’s Red Agenda podcast, Pearce has shared the latest news concerning the Reds and Alcantara, saying: “I just think there’s much bigger priorities in the squad to address. To me, it would only really make sense if you were about to lose one of your senior midfielders, especially with the young players that are coming through, it would just be a transfer that was completely at odds with the way Liverpool have done their business to get to this point. For someone who’s 29, had injury problems in recent years and would command a massive salary. I think Bayern would be looking for around £35 million, which normally you’d say is very small for someone of his proven quality. But the way it’s been explained to me was unlikely, but not impossible. I would still be surprised if this happened. I think it’s one to keep an eye on because when someone like that is available, I’m not massively surprised that it hasn’t been completely dismissed out of hand by people that I’ve spoken to, but as I said, unlikely is the way it’s been described. So I wouldn’t be getting too excited about it at the moment.”

Source: This is Futbol

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