Thiago to Liverpool? Graeme Souness hails Bayern star as 'perfect' signing amid transfer speculation

Joe Krishnan6 September 2020

Graeme Souness has urged Liverpool not to rest on their laurels and complete a move for Bayern Munich playmaker Thiago while the timing is "perfect".

Jurgen Klopp guided the Merseyside outfit to their first league title in 30 years, dominating at the summit by wrapping up the title with seven games to spare.

Title rivals Man City have brought in Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres, while Chelsea have splurged around £220m on six players including Kai Havertz, Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech.

As a contrast, Liverpool have only signed Kostas Tsimikas from Olympiacos for £11.75m as the club count the impact of Covid-19 on their finances.

Thiago has made clear his desire for a new challenge after seven years in Germany and Liverpool are thought to be front-runners for the Spain international's signature.

Anfield-bound? Bayern star Thiago could be heading to the Premier League  Photo: POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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The Premier League champions are yet to meet Bayern's £25m asking price with only a year left on his contract, but former Reds boss Souness feels it is an ideal time to bring in the midfielder.

"The perfect time to sign players is when they do not have to be an instant hit but can be gradually introduced," Souness wrote in The Times.

"So I am disappointed that Liverpool haven’t done so while they are reigning Premier League and world champions.

"That worked well with the likes of Fabinho and Robertson, who came to the fore after spending several months learning the system and could bed in without the spotlight being on them."

He added: "Thiago Alcantara, the Bayern Munich midfielder, would be perfect because he works his socks off but is also gifted technically.

"He is 29, but he still has a couple of years, maybe three, at the highest level left in him."