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Why Chelsea and Arsenal decided against move for new Liverpool signing Thiago Alcantara

Olatunjilewy by Olatunjilewy
September 18, 2020
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Why Chelsea and Arsenal decided against move for new Liverpool signing Thiago Alcantara
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 Thiago Alcantara new signing of Liverpool at Anfield on September 18, 2020 in Liverpool, England.

Thiago has joined Liverpool (Picture: Liverpool FC via Getty)

Thiago Alcantara has completed a transfer to Liverpool but Bayern Munich reportedly also attempted to offer him to Chelsea and Arsenal this summer.

Thiago has put pen to paper on a four-year deal at Anfield in a deal worth £20million up front, which could rise to £25m with add-ons.

A serial winner, Thiago has picked up league titles in Spain and Germany with Barcelona and Bayern Munich, while he has two Champions League medals to his name.

Bayern accepted he wanted a new challenge and Thiago was keen on a move to the Premier League.

According to The Athletic, a phone call in June – where he was informed that Jurgen Klopp wanted to sign him – convinced him that he should reject a £230,000-a-week deal to stay with Bayern.

Bayern were aware of Liverpool’s interest and attempted to spark a bidding war.

Liverpool Unveil New Signing Thiago Alcantara

Thiago has arrived at Anfield (Picture: Getty)

They reached out to Chelsea and Arsenal – both of whom had tried to sign him in the past – to see if they would be interested in entering the race for him.

Both declined, with potential suitors put off by quoted salary demands of £320,000-a-week to land him.

Barcelona also decided against making a move for the 29-year-old, deciding instead that swapping Arthur for Juventus’ Miralem Pjanic made more financial sense.

Manchester United held talks with Thiago’s representatives but did not hold formal talks with Bayern.

They also had the opportunity to sign him from Barcelona in 2013, but David Moyes got cold feet over a deal and instead bought Marouane Fellaini.

Moyes was reluctant to sign a player for big money that he had never seen play live and opted against the move, despite personal terms and a fee being agreed after talks with former manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

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