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title: "Liverpool in advanced talks to sign Thiago"
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author: "Ste Hoare"
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published: "2020-07-03T07:16:12Z"
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# Liverpool in advanced talks to sign Thiago

Liverpool are closing in on a deal to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara, according to a report in Spanish outlet [SPORT](https://www.sport.es/en/news/premier-league/thiago-alcantara-very-close-to-signing-for-liverpool-8024342).

SPORT suggest that talks between Thiago’s representatives and the new champions of the Premier League champions have been ongoing and that they have reached an advanced stage, meaning that a deal is close to being completed.

Last month, Christian Falk of [BILD](https://twitter.com/cfbayern/status/1275682699731259393?s=20) suggestEd that the Spainish international had already told his teammates that he would be interested in a move to Liverpool and that he’d also told officials at Bayern that he wanted a new challenge and as such, he didn’t want to hold talks about a contract extension.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

Thiago’s class and ability can’t be questioned, nor can his record of winning major trophies with Bayern.

However, a move to sign the 29-year-old would seemingly go against Liverpool’s transfer policy as Michael Edwards and his recruitment team have predominantly looked at players of a younger age in the recent past.

Whether they believe that Thiago is so good that they’ll make an exception to their usual policy remains to be seen.