BAYERN MUNICH have warned there won’t be any cut-price deals for Liverpool target Thiago Alcantara despite accepting he wants to leave.
The Premier League champions are believed to have been told to cough up £36million for the 29-year-old.
Liverpool are thought to be leading the race to sign Thiago Alcantara
The Spanish midfielder has just one-year left on his deal and Bavarian chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had already confirmed he wants to leave.
And now, as reported by Sky Sports, the Bayern bigwig says the club will only allow the midfielder to part ways on their terms and they will not be forced into a quick sale.
He said: “We have a contract with Thiago that is still valid for one year and if he reaches an agreement with any club then that club should pay a transfer fee of a certain amount,
“No club has contacted us to date and wants to have concrete discussions with us.
“We will only starting negotiating for their (Thiago and Alaba’s) sale from a certain amount. There will be no summer sales at FC Bayern.”
The Reds are said to be leading the charge to land Thiago with boss Jurgen Klopp keen to revamp his midfield in the upcoming transfer window.
Liverpool are reportedly still hopeful of negotiating a lower price with the Bavarians for the midfield maestro.
It seems likely the Bundesliga champions will have to cash in on the ex-Barcelona star in the upcoming transfer window rather than lose him for nothing in June 2021.
The highly-rated central midfielder has made no secret of his desire to leave, having “not replied” to renewal offers from Bayern.
He is said to be seeking out a new challenge after a trophy-laden seven-year spell at the German outfit, having joined from Barcelona in 2013.
The Spanish star has won the Bundesliga title in every campaign for the Bavarian outfit, featuring in 230 games in all competitions
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
