Khephren Thuram reveals he has made transfer decision amid links with Liverpool
Nice star Khephren Thuram has said he was sure he wanted to stay at the Allianz Riviera, despite summer interest from the likes of Liverpool.
Thuram, the son of former France international Lilian, made his senior international debut for Les Bleus in March. His form in France saw Liverpool heavily linked, only for Jurgen Klopp to instead sign four other midfielders.
Klopp has been rebuilding at Anfield with Dominik Szoboszlai pulling the strings after a big-money move from RB Leipzig, while Alexis Mac Allister, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch have all been bedding in. There was a time when it looked as though one of those four slots would be Thuram's, but the 23-year-old has made his position clear.
“I think I’ve started the season well," Thuram told reporters ahead of Friday's Ligue 1 meeting with Montpellier (as translated by Get French Football News). "The team has of course had a very good start to the season. I have developed aspects of my game. Regarding what happened in the transfer window, I decided to stay.
“I wanted to continue to progress at Nice, and progress as a player at this club. Honestly, it made me happy to be linked to all these clubs left, right and centre. It shows I’m doing the right things but as I said, I knew I wanted to stay here,” he added.
Nice finished ninth last season during a tough campaign which saw manager Lucien Favre dismissed midway through the season. They have thrived under new boss Francesco Farioli, though, and sit top of the table going into this weekend's fixtures.
Farioli acknowledged the links over the summer, but was consistent in his hope that Thuram - as well as Manchester United-linked centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo - would stick around. "We hear and read a lot of rumours about
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