Thiago Alcantara mulling over Bayern Munich future amid Liverpool transfer links

Spanish publication Sport reported that Liverpool were in advanced negotiations with Bayern Munich over the potential acquisition of Thiago.

The report stated that after seven years in Germany the 29-year-old midfielder wanted a fresh challenge and that the Bavarian club were willing to sell for €35 million.

Eurosport Germany believes that Thiago had been close to signing a new contract at the Allianz Arena, and feels settled in Germany, but the situation has changed in recent weeks.

His late-season injury troubles have shown that Hansi Flick's side can cope perfectly well without him and in Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka and Michael Cuisance, Bayern have a fine array of emerging midfielders younger than the Spaniard.

Flick is believed to be in favour of an approach of promoting youngsters and Thiago has come to doubt whether his place in the starting XI is assured. Jurgen Klopp is planning to play up this angle in his bid to sign Thiago, who is open to talking to the Anfield boss.

"He's a great guy on and off the pitch. We negotiated with him and met all of his wishes. But it looks like he may want to do something new at the end of his career. We haven’t had any contact with Liverpool," Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told Bild.

Thiago has been with Bayern since 2013. His current contract expires at the end of next season.