Thiago Alcantara
Liverpool Injury News: Thiago Alcantara sidelined for three matches
Liverpool confirmed Thiago Alcantara’s injury blow earlier on in the week but manager Jurgen Klopp has now provided a possible timeframe on the midfielder’s return. The 30-year-old central midfielder is set to be sidelined for the next three games and he is expected to return to action after the international break. Klopp said to the club’s official website: “It’s not 100 per cent clear when Thiago will be back. It’s a muscle in the calf issue, so after the international break probably – I don’t think there’s anything earlier possible. We will have to see.” Jürgen Klopp expects @Thiago6 to return to action after the forthcoming international break. — Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 24, 2021 Thiago will miss games Premier League games against Brentford and Manchester City. He will also m...
‘The boy can play’ – BBC pundit says Liverpool player is now showing ‘signs of his class’
Popular football pundit Garth Crooks has showered praise on Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara following his impressive performance against Leeds United. Liverpool won 3-0 against the Whites on Sunday in the Premier League at Elland Road and maintained their unbeaten run to the season. The Spaniard was drafted into the starting line-up in place of skipper Jordan Henderson and he impressed heavily. Crooks included him in BBC Team of the Week, saying he is now starting to show his class, having controlled the midfield against Leeds. The BBC pundit claims that he wasn’t “terribly convinced” when Thiago joined Liverpool last season from Bayern Munich. He came to Anfield with a big reputation, and it seems Crooks is impressed by him, as he claims — “the boy can play.” “I haven’t been terribl...
Predicted Liverpool XI: Klopp to make two changes; £200k-per-week star set to start
With the international break finally over, Liverpool will resume their Premier League focus with a trip to Elland Road to face Leeds United on Sunday. The Reds are unbeaten so far, managing two wins and a draw. The Whites are yet to register a win in the Premier League. Liverpool received a massive boost ahead of the game after the Brazilian federation waived a five-day ban on Premier League players who failed to report for international duty. Team News Alisson Becker and Fabinho are now fit to play on Sunday. However, Roberto Firmino, who picked up a hamstring injury against the Blues in the last match, is yet to recover fully and won’t take any part in the game. Takumi Minamino also picked up a knock during the international break while Neco Williams is also missing. James Milner has ret...
Carragher names the Liverpool duo who have become real leaders in the last few weeks
Jamie Carragher has showered praise on two Liverpool players on Twitter after the Reds won 2-0 against Crystal Palace at Anfield. The Reds needed a victory on the final day of the season to guarantee a place in next season’s Champions League. With Leicester City and Chelsea losing against Tottenham and Aston Villa respectively, Liverpool jumped to third in the Premier League table. Carragher has suggested that it’s a “remarkable” achievement, considering the injuries the Reds have faced this season, and they needing to win all of their last five games. He has also showered praise on two players – Thiago Alcantara and Trent Alexander-Arnold – saying the two players have become ‘real leaders’ in the team in the last few weeks. Third in the #PremierLeague for @LFC is remarkable consider...
Jamie Redknapp claims Liverpool have got a ‘special footballer’ on their ranks
Popular football pundit Jamie Redknapp has showered praise on Thiago Alcantara. The Spaniard scored his first goal for Liverpool as the Reds earned a 2-0 home victory against Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday. Sadio Mane scored the opening goal for Liverpool when he headed home a cross from Mohamed Salah. Thiago doubled the lead towards the end of the match to seal a vital three points for Jurgen Klopp’s side. Liverpool are sixth in the Premier League, six points behind fourth-placed Leicester City having played a game less. The victory has given them a huge boost in the race for a top-four spot in the Premier League table. Thiago took to social networking site Twitter after the game to express his reaction. first in Red 😍 #YNWA pic.twitter.com/SBwbpRH8WV — Thiago...
Liverpool star Thiago Alcantara picks Leeds player in his dream five-a-side team
Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara has picked Leeds United forward Rodrigo Moreno in his dream 5-a-side team. The Spaniard has not included any Liverpool player in the side, rather he wants his friends to feature. The former Bayern Munich midfielder told Liverpoolfc.com: “I always say that more than the best players I always choose the best chemistry and the best friends I have in football.” Thiago has named his brother Rafinha, who currently plays for PSG, ex-Barca teammate Jonathan dos Santos of LA Galaxy, and Spain colleagues David de Gea and Leeds striker Rodrigo alongside him in his five-star cast. The 29-year-old midfielder joined the Reds in the summer transfer window, but he missed a large chunk the first half of the season through a knee injury. He has recently return...
Klopp claims Liverpool man ‘really good’ in training, hints one player could miss out v WBA
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed in the press conference that Thiago Alcantara is progressing well in training, but the West Brom game on Sunday may have come too soon for him. The Reds boss has also suggested that the likes of James Milner and Xherdan Shaqiri have also returned to full training, with the Swiss international being ‘really good’. Klopp says the visit of West Brom will come too soon for Thiago to make his eagerly-awaited comeback. #LFC — James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) December 24, 2020 Thiago didn’t play a single game since picking up a knee injury during Liverpool’s 2-2 draw against Everton back in October. The former Bayern Munich midfielder took to Twitter yesterday to confirm that he has returned to training, while the club posted some of his training pictures o...
Leeds, Liverpool managers shortlisted for FIFA men’s coach of the year
Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp have been named on the five-man shortlist for FIFA men’s coach of the year. World football’s governing body has released the shortlist for its seven individual awards to be presented at The Best FIFA Football Awards on December 17. Bielsa was an eye-catching inclusion on the five-strong shortlist for Best FIFA Men’s Coach, with the Championship-winning manager named alongside Hansi Flick, Julen Lopetegui, Zinedine Zidane and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. Future England manager Sarina Wiegman has been shortlisted for the women’s coach award along with Emma Hayes, who has three of her Chelsea players shortlisted for women’s player of the year. Ji So-yun, Sam Kerr and Pernille Harder are joined on the shortlist by Manchester C...
Trent Alexander-Arnold set to be out for a month
Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to miss four weeks with a calf injury, The Athletic have reported. The right-back went down with the injury during the 1-1 draw with Manchester City on Sunday and it is believed that he will now be out of action until December. The 22-year-old is likely to miss Liverpool’s next three Premier League fixtures against Leicester, Brighton and Wolves as well as the Champions League clashes with Atalanta and Ajax. This is another blow to Jürgen Klopp in what has been a period of serious injuries to first-team players, with Virgil van Dijk recently ruled out for what is likely to be the rest of the season. Liverpool have also lost Fabinho, Thiago Alcântara and Naby Keïta for extended periods since the start of the campaign. Get more stories like this on Twitter ...
Journalist confirms €25m Liverpool offer for 39-cap International, personal terms agreed
Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara has been linked with a move to Liverpool this summer. According to reports, the player has reached an agreement with the Premier League club but the rates are yet to agree on a fee with his club Bayern Munich. Thiago and #Liverpool have an agreement. #Bayern demand over 30m euros, while Liverpool’s current offer remains 25m. Imo, it would be great to see what the player could do under Jürgen Klopp. — Constantin Eckner (@cc_eckner) September 9, 2020 The German outfit are holding out for a fee of over €30 million but Jurgen Klopp’s side have offered €25 million. It will be interesting to see if the two sides can reach a compromise in the coming weeks. Thiago will be a free agent next summer and the German outfit must look to sell him now. The 39-cap Spanis...
Report: Manchester City willing to pay more to sign £27m Liverpool target
Report: Manchester City willing to pay more to sign £27m Liverpool target – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to SportBild, Manchester City have joined Liverpool in the race to sign Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich. The Spain international has turned down the option of signing a fresh contract with Bayern beyond June 2021 and he is set to be sold by the club this summer. Jurgen Klopp’s side have been mentioned as the favourites to sign him over the past few weeks, but the Reds have yet to finalise a suitable agreement with the German champions. The Merseyside giants are willing to pay as much as £27m (€30m) for the former Barcelona man, but it is reported that the Cityzens could look to beat them to the player’s services. Guardiola was responsible to recrui...
Jürgen Klopp reaffirms praise for Thiago Alcantara as Liverpool rumours grow
Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp has once again responded to Thiago speculation, confirming that he’s a ‘great player’ but remaining coy on any potential transfer developments. The 29-year-old has refused to sign a contract extension at Bayern with just one year remaining on his current deal, and the rumours linking him to a Liverpool switch have only grown stronger in time. “I have no idea who will play for me next year, there is nothing to say at the moment,” he told Sky Germany. “Thiago Alcantara is a great player, but also a Bayern Munich player. That’s actually all there is to say. There’s nothing to say!” To further distance himself from the Thiago links, Klopp confirmed that Liverpool will ‘need time’ before they decide to make any summer transfers. “We have a really good squad, we have ...
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