{"id":293466,"date":"2023-11-08T10:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T10:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=293466"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T10:24:10","slug":"liverpool-star-thiago-emerges-as-a-candidate-for-two-european-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/liverpool-star-thiago-emerges-as-a-candidate-for-two-european-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool star Thiago &apos;emerges as a candidate for two European giants&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara &#8217;emerges as a candidate for two European giants&#8217; with the Spaniard yet to play this season due to injury&#8230; and is set to leave for free next summer<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thiago Alcantara has yet to play for Liverpool this season due to a hip injury<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Spaniard&#8217;s contract at Anfield expires\u00a0\u00a0at the end of the current campaign<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Can Liverpool challenge for the title? Listen to the debate on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Liverpool midfielder Thiago is reportedly attracting interest from Italian giants Juventus and Inter Milan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish midfielder is yet to play for the Reds this season due to a hip injury, with his last appearance coming on April 26 against West Ham.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thiago was the only one of Liverpool&#8217;s more experienced midfield players to stay at the club in the summer, with Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, James Milner and Naby Keita all leaving the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, Spanish publication Fichajes\u00a0have now claimed that the 32-year-old could leave the club once his contract expires at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>He would be free to speak to overseas clubs in January, and it&#8217;s reported that Juventus and Inter Milan have emerged as contenders in the race for his services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/08\/77546017-12724185-image-a-1_1699433292667.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Thiago Alcantara could reportedly be on his way out of Anfield at the end of the season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/08\/77546009-12724185-image-m-3_1699433315216.jpg\" height=\"407\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard who is yet to play this season is attracting interest from Juventus and Inter Milan<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Thiago is yet to play in Italy having previously played for European giants Barcelona and Bayern Munich before joining Liverpool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There were high hopes for Thiago when he joined Liverpool, having previously played a massive part in Bayern Munich&#8217;s Champions League winning success in 2020, before making the move to Anfield the same summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While his performance on the pitch have made him one of Liverpool&#8217;s strongest midfielders over recent years, a number of injuries have affected his playing time.<\/p>\n<p>To date, he has played 97 games for the Reds in which he has scored three goals and provided six assists.<\/p>\n<p>He played a big part as Liverpool narrowly missed out on the quadruple in the 2021-22 season &#8211; winning the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thiago has been in and out of training during the opening months of the season as he recovers from his hip injury.<\/p>\n<p>Though Klopp said it&#8217;s unlikely the Spaniard will be back in the fold to feature in games for the remainder of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>He told reporters: &#8216;Thiago is an ongoing thing. We cannot put any pressure there as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We expect him to be back start of the New Year. Another four weeks, I would say that is realistic. I can\u2019t wait to have him back. No week on week update.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/08\/77546183-12724185-image-a-4_1699433415344.jpg\" height=\"402\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Thiago won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup with the Reds as they narrowly missed out on a quadruple in the 2021-22 season<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12724185\/Liverpool-midfielder-Thiago-Alcantara-emerges-candidate-two-European-giants-Spaniard-play-season-injury-set-leave-free-summer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara &#8217;emerges as a candidate for two European giants&#8217; 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