Barça wanted to 'steal' Thiago from Liverpool at the last minute

Published:14/10/2020 - 10:50h

Updated:14/10/2020 - 13:13h

FC Barcelona thought of Thiago Alcántara for his midfield and it seems that he tried to take him away from Liverpool at the last minute. The culés spoke with the player shortly before he signed with the 'reds', but the Spanish had decided

The Liverpool was one of the clubs that more has came off well after the closing of the market of signings of summer. The 'reds', investing only 30 million euros, attained fichar to one of the best midfield players of the world, Thiago Alcántara. The Hispanic-Brazilian, that finish agreement with the Bayern of Munich in 2021, decided that it did not want to be still in the Bundesliga and finally chose Anfield like destination.

Jürgen Klopp finished being the smartest of the class when convincing to the international Spanish that the best for his future was to play in Liverpool and in the Premier League. But it seems that no only the 'reds' spoke with him, since as it has informed 'The Guardian', the FC Barcelona also tried it. It spoke of the interest of the culés during several weeks, but finally anybody in the Barça initiated the negotiations to try do with the mediocampista.

It seemed that the Barcelona had not wanted to go in in the bidding by the elder of the Alcántara, but in the mentioned daily English aim the contrary. According to his information, the barcelonistas tried to convince to the of Saint Pietro Vernotico when it already had almost closed his agreement with the ones of Anfield. Unfortunately for the Catalans, arrived late and could not do at all so that it changed of opinion.

The true is that fichar to Thiago by 30 'kilos' has been an extraordinary operation for the Liverpool and would not have been it less for the culés. The ex canterano would have been a reinforcement of luxury for the centre of the field and could have done an impressive couple with Frenkie of Jong or with Miralem Pjanic. The problem is that the Catalans perhaps did not have the economic muscle of the 'reds', that can that they offered him more money to the Bayern and even to the player.

The Barça, thinking more in the exits that in the signings

The Barcelona is crossing an important economic crisis by fault of the pandemia of coronavirus and this summer has had to think more in the 'operation gone out' that in the signings. Undo of important agreements like the ones of Luis Suárez, Ivan Rakitic and Arturo Vidal has been the key of this market for the Barcelona. In fact, except Pjanic, that arrived by Arthur, and Sergiño Dest, to the that will pay in the next years, the Barça could not incorporate to any of the others names that sounded.

Lautaro Martínez remained in the Inter of Milan, the same that Memphis Depay in the Olympique of Lyon, Georginio Wijnaldum in the Liverpool or Eric García in the Manchester City. Ronald Koeman goes to have to conform with what has, at least for now, since it says that in January could have some traspaso. Except the Argentinian, the rest of names of the list finish agreement in 2021, by what who know if they could arrive in winter by little money.