Liverpool set their price for Thiago; they’re ‘waiting for an offer’ – report | OneFootball
According to reports from Turkey, Liverpool have set their asking price for Thiago Alcantara and will allow him to leave if it’s met.
Aksam reported that the Reds want €20m (£17m) for the midfielder, for whom Galatasaray are considering a bid, albeit for only half of the price the Anfield club have set, and with the intention of spreading out the €10m (£8.5m) across four instalments.
The report also states that the Premier League giants are ‘waiting for an offer’ for the 32-year-old, who’s believed to be ‘looking forward’ to the prospect of a ‘new adventure’ with the Istanbul outfit.
However, Spanish outlet Sport have claimed that Thiago’s former club Barcelona are considering a swoop for him, which may prove difficult to turn down when you consider that he began his career there and won the Champions League with them in 2011.
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Having acquired the Spain international for £25m from Bayern Munich three years ago (Sky Sports) when he was 29, Liverpool would probably be quite pleased to recoup the bulk of that if their reported asking price is met by prospective suitors.
Selling him for £17m this summer would ensure he doesn’t walk away on a free transfer next year once his contract expires, while it’d also get his £200,000-per-week wages off the books (Capology), which in turn could be put towards potential new deals at Anfield.
Furthermore, Neil Jones had indicated in an exclusive piece with Empire of the Kop that Thiago would be the likeliest departure if the Reds were to dispense with another senior midfielder this
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