Jurgen Klopp's side were credited with an interest in a plethora of midfielders in the summer when the German boss oversaw a major midfield reshuffle of his squad.
While Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Milner all departed the club, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo were all signed by the Reds on permanent deals.
A proposed move for Thuram to Anfield failed to bear fruit, but Liverpool are still thought to hold an interest in the highly-rated Frenchman, who has also been linked with Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday ahead of Nice's Ligue 1 clash with Montpellier on Friday, Thuram acknowledged the summer speculation surrounding his future, but insisted that he had his heart set on remaining with the Ligue 1 club for the 2023-24 campaign.
«I think I've started the season well,» the 22-year-old told reporters as quoted 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."
Thuram, the brother of Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram and son of former France international Lilian Thuram, began his senior career with Monaco and made just
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