Liverpool Completes £20m Thiago Alcantara Signing
Liverpool has completed the signing of Bayern Munich and Spanish international Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich on a four-year deal for £20m. The fee for the Spain international, 29, could eventually rise to £25m with bonuses. According to Thiago Alcantara speaking on his signing said: “It’s an amazing feeling. I was waiting for this moment for a long time and I am very happy to be here.”
Thiago has been given the squad number six shirt at Anfield and becomes the club’s second summer signing after the signing of Greece left-back Kostas Tsimikas. Thiago won La Liga twice with Barcelona way back before joining German giants Bayern Munich in 2013, where he won the Bundesliga title seven times and the Champions League in August.
His arrival at Anfield ends weeks of speculation about whether the Premier League champions would make a stand-out summer signing. The £20m fee will be paid in instalments over the length of Thiago’s deal, and up to an additional £5m will be paid based on the Reds’ success in the Premier League and Champions League.