Thiago Alcantara opens up on unknown Anfield visit after completing transfer

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Thiago Alcantara is finally a Liverpool player - over 20 years after his first Anfield visit. The Spanish midfielder has completed a move from Bayern Munich for an initial £20million fee.

And he has now opened up on how his first experience of Anfield came when he was just a small boy. He was a spectator as his father, Mazinho, played for Celta Vigo in the UEFA Cup third round, a game which marked Steven Gerrard's first home start.

He returned to the stadium as a player with Bayern Munich, where his performance caught the eye of Jurgen Klopp and has now led to his transfer move. “Well, it was my second time here,” Thiago told Liverpool's website regarding his appearance for Bayern. “But the first time I was here when I was five or six