Thiago Alcantara holds talks with 'next club' as Liverpool 'close in' on £50m signing
Galatasaray vice-president Erden Timur has reportedly held talks with Thiago Alcantara in England.
That’s according to Turkish publication Fanatik, via Sport Witness, who are reporting that Timur made a "very good offer" to the Spain international and that Thiago has welcomed this proposal from Galatasaray.
The report adds that Timur has also held talks with Liverpool to find out the conditions needed to sign the former Barcelona man in this window, though the club's response is not detailed. Thiago returned to pre-season training with Liverpool on Saturday.
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Liverpool are 'still open' for £25m transfer deal nobody is talking about
Benjamin Pavard has yet to find a club willing to play him at his favourite centre-back position as he looks to leave Bayern Munich this summer.
That’s according to German publication Kicker, which is reporting that no club has approached Bayern so far and, as things stand, Pavard will report back for pre-season training in the coming weeks.
Pavard has one year left on his current deal with the Bundesliga champions, but it is claimed that he informed Bayern earlier this summer that he wanted to explore a new challenge in England, Italy or Spain. Liverpool have been tentatively mentioned as a potential destination in some accounts.
Multiple reports have claimed that the former Lille and Stuttgart defender has wanted to leave Bayern for a number of months, even before the arrival of Thomas Tuchel as Julian Nagelsmann's replacement.
In his Caught Offside column last month, German journalist Christian Falk dismissed claims that the French international had refused to join Liverpool from Bayern.
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