Jurgen Klopp admits he thought Thiago Alcantara would be out of reach. Now the Liverpool boss is ecstatic to have finally landed the Spanish star from Bayern Munich.
The initial fee is £20million, with £6m in bonus payments. But staggeringly, only £5million of that will be paid up front, after the Reds negotiated to pay the sum over the length of his four-year contract.
Thiago, 29, arrives at Anfield after leaving Bayern following their Champions League success last term. The former Barcelona midfielder has moved to the Premier League having made clear of his desire for a new challenge.
And that search saw him reach out over a move to Anfield, and allowed Klopp to finally land a player whom he has admired from afar for so long. “A
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