Thiago is one of the best midfielder & would be great for Liverpool, says Danny Murphy

Thiago Alcantara is “one of the best”. Thiago will be a great signing for Liverpool if Jurgen Klopp is able to complete a raid on Bayern Munich for the classy midfielder, says Danny Murphy.

The Reds have seen a move for the Spain international mooted for some time. Thiago has stopped short of committing to a new contract at the Allianz Arena. He has less than 12 months left to run on his current terms. It is expected that he will be on the move over the coming weeks. Although Bayern’s Champions League triumph over Paris Saint-Germain may force him to reconsider his options.

Murphy hopes that Liverpool can do a deal for the talented 29-year-old. His obvious quality would make Jurgen Klopp’s Premier League title holders even stronger.

Danny Murphy wants Liverpool to sign Thiago Alcantara

The former Reds star told talkSPORT: “I’m a fan of his anyway, but Thiago in the middle of the pitch for Bayern, unbelievable performance [against PSG]. Brilliant, he was, on and off the ba

“Thiago can play in a four, holding, because he’s tenacious enough and he’s athletic enough. He reads the game really well. Thiago dictates tempo and he can slow the game down and speed it up, and not many players can do that.

“He can also play ahead of someone holding, like Fabinho. Thiago can get forward a bit more and play the through balls and be more creative.

“Thiago Alcantaran is one of the best.

“The thing is that Liverpool midfield has been amazing, really, and it’s so competitive – they’ve got six players already for the three positions.

“[Jordan] Henderson, [Georginio] Wijnaldum and Fabinho are the three, who Klopp normally plays in the big games, then you’ve got [James] Milner, [Naby] Keita and [Alex] Oxlade-Chamberlain as back-up!”

There are questions of whether Liverpool need to bring in Thiago given the wealth of midfield options that they already possess. But Klopp is aware of the need to further bolster his ranks in order to remain competitive. More arrivals will be coming at Anfield before the summer transfer deadline.

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