Thiago Alcantara has informed Bayern Munich that he wants to leave the club this summer, according to club chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
The former Barcelona midfielder has been strongly linked to new Premier League champions Liverpool, with Jurgen Klopp said to be keen to add the former Barcelona star to his squad this summer.
Thiago has one year left on his contract at Bayern, but Rummenigge says he has told club sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic of his desire to move on. "In fact, the talks Hasan had with him have always been very productive.
And at some point it actually seemed that it was done [a new contract at Bayern]," Rummenigge told Sky Germany. "But then Thiago informed Hasan that he would like to do something new.
Read more on mirror.co.uk