Where is Bayern star Thiago headed?
Everything seemed to be clear with Liverpool, but now the arch-rival is interfering and is said to have made an offer.
The
FC Bayern
* is in the midst of personnel planning for the coming season.
Triple hero Thiago is likely to leave the club, the noble technician is drawn to the
Premier League *
.
Liverpool FC are said to be in agreement with the Spaniard, but now the arch-rival could interfere.
Update from August 31: Thiago
should already be in
agreement
with
Liverpool FC
.
The transfer fee was recently haggled
between the English champions and
FC Bayern
.
The Bavarians allegedly demand 30-40 million euros.
Now a crazy turn in
contract
poker
could be
looming.
Liverpool gets well-known competition from the Premier League in the bid for the noble technician.
Ironically, the great
arch-rival Manchester United
has had an eye on Thiago.
According to Anthony Harris of
World Football Magazine, the
Red Devils are said to have
already made an offer of
45 million euros
, exactly to the taste of the FCB CEO
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
.
Now it remains to be seen whether Thiago says "Liverpool or nothing" or whether he wants to fulfill his dream of the Premier League under all circumstances.
BREAKING: I have just received some news that Manchester United had submitted a bid in the region of £ 35m for #Bayern Munich midfielder, #Thiago Alcantara.
#MUFC
- Anthony Harris (@ Antzharris10) August 31, 2020
Update August 30:
the decide
the future of Thiago
promptly?
The Spaniard, who, like his teammates, is on vacation after the triple, wants to leave
Bayern
a year before the end of the contract.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
also confirmed this again in an interview with
Die
Welt
(article behind a pay barrier).
In it, the CEO emphasized that he was expecting an
offer for the filigree
technician “these days”
.
At the same time he also admitted: "If it happens like this, it's an exit that is a bit painful."
Update from August 27th:
The signs are goodbye.
Thiago
came in 2013 as acting triple-winner
Bayern
coach
Pep Guardiola
called then
"Thiago, or nothing!"
.
Seven years later he can call himself a triple winner and sees the perfect time for a new challenge.
FC Bayern: Thiago tears goodbye
After the
final of
the
Champions League
in Lisbon on Sunday and the subsequent party *, the Bayern entourage flew back to Munich * on Monday afternoon.
There was
a big
triple party
for the
club's
employees
in the
Allianz Arena
and the
families
couldn't be missing either.
Thiago came to the internal stadium party with his wife and children.
He is said to have hugged his teammates for a long time, even a few tears were shed.
Another triple hero has also said goodbye to the club *.
Bayern already have a possible replacement for Thiago in mind *.
Is there another new player coming from Italy?
keep dreaming.
always!
🎥 Thanks @theplayermgmt ❤️ pic.twitter.com/V1iuZyc6tI
- Thiago Alcantara (@ Thiago6) August 25, 2020
Rummenigge remains tough: "There will be no summer sale at FC Bayern"
Thiago
is said to
have agreed on a four-year contract
with
Liverpool FC
for a
long time
, but there is still a huge problem with the transfer (see below).
Board boss
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
has since given up hope of the 29-year-old's whereabouts and told
BILD
: “We have always read a lot about Liverpool, but they have not yet
contacted
us.
We still had the appointment with our employees and the whole family was there and they wandered around the square in great nostalgia, I would almost say.
It looked a lot like goodbye, as if he had made up his mind.
"
Bayern are demanding at least 30 million euros for their midfield strategist, Liverpool wants to press the transfer fee.
“There are a lot of interesting players, but if someone is interesting for us, I can't tell right now.
Because of Covid-19 you have to think five times about what you can and cannot do, "said LFC coach
J rgen Klop
p on
" Servus TV
".
Rummenigge
makes it clear, however, that there will be no Corona discount: "Now it's because the club he has chosen is approaching FC Bayern because he still has one year of contract.
There will be no summer sale at FC Bayern,
especially not after this tournament.
The players have not become cheaper after winning the European Cup. "
Update from August 24th:
Thiago's
departure
from Munich is as good as sealed.
After the Champions League final, coach Hansi Flick hugged the Spaniard deeply, which caused a
curious response from
the Bayern coach
at the press conference
(update from 23 August).
But Flick couldn't say more about the future of Thiagos either, because the
Spaniard's
goal
has apparently not yet been defined.
Thiago farewell to the Premier League?
Liverpool get competition from London
It should go to England.
But Liverpool FC, which has shown great interest in the midfielder, is now getting well-known
competition
from the Premier League. *
Although the landed
Arsenal FC
last season only to eighth place, while Liverpool after a sensational season was English champion.
But the Gunners won
the
FA Cup
in the final against local rivals
Chelsea FC
and will at least compete in the
Europa League
*
in the coming season
.
According to a report by the
Daily Mail,
Arsenal are said to be one of
the clubs that are said to have reviewed a signing of the Spaniard.
But again, the price for the midfield strategist, who is
at the height of his career
at
29,
is the crux of the matter.
The
30 million required - before the
Corona crisis
*, this would have been a bargain - was probably too much for
Liverpool FC
, and the price set for Arsenal is probably a bit
too high
.
Arsenal make inquiry over Bayern Munich star Thiago Alcantara but need them to lower £ 23m asking price for 29-year-old.
[daily mail] #afc pic.twitter.com/iN2z7ZcSg1
- DailyAFC (@DailyAFC) August 22, 2020
Bayern are facing an important decision, because the financially strong customers who
offer
Thiago
a sporting perspective in a top league are
quite manageable
due to the
corona pandemic
.
So you would have to forego part of the required transfer fee in order to get anything for the Spaniard, as his contract
will
expire
in summer
2021
.
The signs of a move to the
Premier League are
increasing daily.
FC Bayern: Hansi Flick reacts brilliantly to journalists' question about Thiago change - "... told me that he will stay"
Update from August 23:
After winning the Champions League final,
the new season
begins at
Bayern
.
Loan players and those whose contracts were dated until summer 2020 will leave the club shortly.
With
Thiago
prospers an absolute star of Munich, although his contract is valid until the 2,021th
His coach
Hansi Flick
was
asked about
Thiagos
future
after the final
- and gave a
surprising answer
.
Will Thiago stay with FC Bayern?
Flick answers a journalist's question surprisingly
Despite the emotional
Champions League final victory,
Hansi Flick was as businesslike as
usual in the press conference that took place after the final.
The 55-year-old was
asked about the Spaniard's future
towards the end of the
press session
, as the coach and midfield strategist held each other for a long time after the final whistle.
When asked whether it was the last game for
Bayern
*.
he replied dryly: “No, he told me he was going to stay”, whereupon Flick put on a
poker face
for a few seconds
and then laughingly explained that he had had a joke with the journalist.
"It was a beautiful face," he said to the amused press representatives.
Then Flick gave a serious answer and said: “I thanked him for the time.
I don't know,
he does
n't
know himself yet
because we all focused one hundred percent on this final.
We have to wait and see what happens in the next few days. "
OMG😭😭😭❤️ pic.twitter.com/QblQ9oJQEP
- Ruben (CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆) (@Rubsnnn) August 23, 2020
A video that suddenly shows the Bayern stars in the finals with a particularly youthful appearance also caused a laugh.
FC Bayern: If Thiago stays in Munich - move to Liverpool could fail
First report from August 21:
Lisbon / Munich - Since the day on which
Thiago
rejected Bavaria's offer to extend his contract, which is valid until 2021, there has been speculation about the next station of the noble technician.
The Premier League champions *
FC Liverpool
seem to be the favorite for a
move
, but
according to
a report from
Transfermarkt.de
, a move to Jürgen Klopp could
fail
this summer
.
Thiago staying at Bayern?
Liverpool does not want or can not meet the FCB requirement
It
has already been reported
that Liverpool FC and the Spanish international should
agree
.
But the deal could
burst in
view of the
transfer fee
, because the FCB management team still insists on a transfer from England of
30 million euros
for the services of the 29-year-old.
The
number one
problem
: Liverpool are unable or unwilling to respond to Munich's demands.
As the
Guardian
reports, a transfer should take place in the
summer of 2021
if necessary
, but by then
Thiago's contract would
no longer be valid and Bayern would have to forego the handsome transfer fee in times of the Corona crisis.
This approach would by no means be in the interests of those responsible at Säbener Strasse *, especially since investments
such as the transfer of Leroy Sané * were
made
despite the crisis
.
Read the voices of Bayern players after the final whistle here.
Liverpool keen on Thiago Alcântara but will not pay € 30m Bayern asking price https://t.co/kwafMTS64c
- The Guardian (@guardian) August 17, 2020
Bayern: Thiago transfer depends on the possible change of a Liverpool midfielder
The
problem number two
: Liverpool would even open until 2021 on Thiago position, since the Treaty of Reds midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum
also runs until next summer.
Thiago could theoretically replace the 29-year-old Dutchman if you could plan so far in the football business.
Wijnaldum is said to be facing a
move
to
FC Barcelona
, where his compatriot
Ronald Koeman
took over as coach on Wednesday.
The 57-year-old former Barca player seems to want to put in his old home to new Dutch and
advised
Wijnaldum
from a contract extension at Liverpool
from
.
FC Bayern: Thiago in Munich until 2021?
So there is a huge rat tail on the Thiago deal.
Should Barcelona
buy
Wijnaldum
for a corresponding sum from his contract
, the path would be free for the Thiago transfer and Bayern would cash in.
In the worst case, Thiago would be
tied to Munich for
another season
, which would definitely not hurt Bayern from a sporting perspective.
However, it is expected that the
English champions
will report to Munich after the Champions League final.
There have been no further discussions with Thiago since Liverpool FC first contacted him.
At #fcbayern, those responsible expect that there will be another advance by the English after the final against Paris.
@SPORTBILD @BILD_Sport
- Tobi Altschäffl (@ altobelli13) August 21, 2020
The FC Bayern professionals thanked their fans in an open letter.
Bayern's victory was also celebrated in the international press.
After the FCB victory against PSG, violent riots broke out in Paris.
Many will remember the crying Neymar after the game.
But he also made an embarrassing mistake after the final whistle.