Thiago Alcantara could inherit his favoured shirt number should he join Liverpool in the summer transfer window. Things appear to be falling into place for the Reds and Thiago, with both parties equally keen to make a transfer happen over the next few months.
Thiago currently wears the number six shirt at Bayern Munich, which is occupied by centre-back Dejan Lovren at Liverpool. But the Croatian is close to completing a transfer to Zenit Saint Petersburg, after being dropped to fourth choice at Anfield.
Mirror Sport understands that Liverpool are holding out for £10million for Lovren, which would go someway to funding a transfer for Thiago.
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