As Jurgen Klopp continues his ambitious rebuilding at Anfield, Liverpool could lose another prominent talent to European rivals Barcelona.
The Reds had a busy summer, adding four new midfielders while also offloading some of their most important players. Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Roberto Firmino, and Naby Keita all transferred to Saudi Arabia, while James Milner went to Brighton and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain relocated to Turkey. Naby Keita returned to the Bundesliga.
Despite bringing on Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo, and Ryan Gravenberch, it’s possible that yet another key player will depart.
Approximately 11 years after leaving Barcelona, Thiago Alcantara is planning a trip back to Catalonia for next summer, according to ESPN.
When the Spain international, who was born in Italy, transferred from the Camp Nou to Bayern Munich in 2013, he became the first player to represent Pep Guardiola at two different teams. In 2020, coming off of winning a historic Triple under Hansi Flick, he moved from Bavaria to Merseyside.
Thiago has been integral to Liverpool’s change of style under Klopp. The midfield metronome has helped to usher a possession-based philosophy in at Anfield with the Reds moving away from the “heavy metal” gegenpress that the German made his name with in his early years.
After barely featuring in recent months, however, as he battles injury, Thiago will become a free agent next summer. He is free to sign pre-agreements with European sides from January.
Now 32, Thiago only featured 18 times in the Premier League last term for Liverpool and is yet to this time around.
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