Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he only recently has the prospect of signing Thiago Alcantara after thinking he would be “out of reach. “
The Premier League champions proved on Friday that they had captured the 29-year-old from Bayern Munich in a deal worth up to 25 million pounds (27. 5 million euros).
Thiago arrived in Anfield on a four-year contract, and the Reds paid a down payment of 20 million pounds (22 million euros), plus another five million pounds (five and five million euros) in bonuses.
Klopp is a long-time fan of the midfielder, but did not think that the Spanish foreigner would be in a position to leave champions Bayern in the short term.
“Thiago, so well-settled at Bayern, is not successful for almost everyone,” Klopp told Liverpool’s official website. “If the player doesn’t need to [move] massively, you don’t stand a chance.
“You see that Bayern have long-term, long-term and long-term contracts with their players and Thiago has been a Bayern player over the years.
“I know that everyone else in Bayern was desperately looking to keep it; it’s general and understandable because it also played a vital role last season.
“He was in a position for a new challenge and he was with us. But did I think of him before? I have a lot of ideas about him, but never as a possible transfer, to be honest. “
Thiago arrives at Anfield as the winner of the Champions League and Bundesliga, but Klopp says his team will be inspired by his own good fortune in Europe and the Premier League for more than two seasons.
“The players are happy,” he added. Because they knew, they’re also very excited. And when they meet him, they’ll know he’s a guy who doesn’t want special treatment. “
“He won the Champions League this year, but all the other boys won it last year. Yes, he’s the champion of Germany this year, our boys are champions of England.
“It’s not that it comes in and now we have to roll red carpets or something; Not at all. You need to be part of the team, paint hard and succeed as much as possible. “
Klopp has shown that Thiago will not be part of the squad for his high-level clash with Chelsea on Sunday, he could make his EFL Cup debut with Lincoln City on Thursday.