Thiago Alcantara might show Sadio Mane replacement as Man City 'confirm' transfer plan

Your Liverpool morning digest for Tuesday, May 31.

Liverpool seemed to sidestep their established criteria in 2020 by investing in the services of Thiago Alcantara, who had just won the Champions League with Bayern Munich at the age of 29.

The champions of Germany had one of the best midfielders in the world on their books, but Klopp managed to convince him to embrace a fresh challenge as a replacement for Gini Wijnaldum.

Since, Thiago has helped Liverpool evolve in the middle of the park by offering what no other player does. Although the Reds made the rare decision to bypass their transfer policy at the time, the club almost certainly has no regrets.

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With Thiago's offbeat transfer in mind, a new recruitment problem has emerged for the club to solve. Klopp wants his team