THIAGO CAN BE THE IDEAL PIVOT
Option for Barça? Liverpool awaits offers for Thiago Alcántara
Published:12/07/2023 - 22:52h
Updated:12/07/2023 - 22:52h
FC Barcelona can find a solution to its search for a defensive midfielder with an old acquaintance. In England, local media say that Liverpool is open to negotiating the transfer of Thiago Alcántara, a culé youth player who left the club in 2013
Everything aims to that Thiago Alcántara will change of airs in the 2023/24. The ex canterano of the FC Barcelona has a lot of competition in the centre of the field of the Liverpool after the signings of Dominik Szoboszlai (paid 70 million euros to the RB Leipzig) and Alexis Mac Allister (the Brighton sold him by 42 'kilos'), by which the managerial 'network' is had to listen offers by the international Spanish.
The past season, the one of Saint Pietro Vernotico contested a total of 28 parties in all the competitions (1.963 minutes), adding only an assistance in the FA Cup. The injuries did him lose a total of 22 official parties, by which, to his 32 years, his main challenge is to recover the physical solidity that characterised him during his stage in the Bayern Munich. In the meantime, the Barça follows attentive to which well could be an excellent alternative 'low cost' to cover the drop of Sergio Busquets.
Thiago would fit without problems in the diagram of Xavi
The ex mediocentro culé can play without problems like pivote or inner, position that was used to to occupy in his stage in the Barça. Thiago and Xavi played together a pair of seasons before the Bayern Munich him fichara by 25 million euros in 2013. For many, his exit was an error of the Barcelona directive and Alcántara would not have problems in returning to which went his house by seven years. Of equal form, the technical body would give the 'ok' to his return.
In financial terms, the operation is viable as long as the Barça do box with some traspaso. The Liverpool would accept an offer by a mount near to the 20 million euros, since the mediocentro of 32 years culminates agreement in 2024 and, although the club will not force his exit, the priority is to negotiate his traspaso, taking for granted that it will not be indisputable for Jürgen Klopp this season. Joan Laporta left clear that the Barça will go to by a pair of mediocentros in summer, as long as the Fair Play financial allow it. For now, Oriol Romeu is the one who more possibilities has to arrive.
The physical problems, the main obstacle for the return of Thiago Alcántara
From his arrival to Anfield in 2020, to Alcántara have pursued him the injuries. In his first season in Merseyside, an injury in the knee kept him more than three months ofdrop , whereas in the 2021/22 had diverse problems in calf, hip and thighs that forced him to lose 20 official parties. Thus, Klopp already would have given green light to his exit, considering besides the 'overbooking' of the Liverpool regarding mediocentros.
In addition to the recently arrived Szoboszlai and Mac Allister, the staff 'network' have alternative youngsters like the vigués Stefan Bajcetic, Curtis Jones or Harvey Elliott, in addition to the captain Jordan Henderson. As 'The Athletic', the Galatasaray is the club that, for the moment, has showed greater interest in the ex player of the Barça and, even, one of his directors already would have travelled to Liverpool to close his signing. The Arab league also tempted to Thiago, but the mediocentro descartó the option almost immediately.