Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich for £25million.
It was announced on Thursday that the Premier League champions had finalised negotiations with the German giants after a summer of speculation linking Thiago to Anfield and now they have sealed the deal.
The Spain international told Liverpool’s official website: ‘I think it’s an amazing feeling. I was waiting for this moment for a long time and I am very, very happy to be here.
‘When the years are passing, you are trying to win as much as you can – and when you win, you want to win more. I think this club describes what I am as well; I want to achieve all of the goals, win as many trophies as possible.
‘It also [has] this kind of family [feeling] that I need because we [like to] have a very close relationship with the club and I think I will feel this, I will have this feeling, with this club as well.’
He has now been announced as a Liverpool player by the club after completing a medical and agreeing personal terms.
Thiago has put pen to paper on a four-year deal and will wear the vacant No 6 shirt for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
He added: ‘I must adapt to the team as fast as I can in the situation and the context that we are living right now.
‘Everything is more compact and we started a little bit later, but still it is football and I think we have to mix all the big things up, all the good things we have. I will help the team in a defensive and offensive [way] and also in a mental aspect.
‘[The fans] are not more excited than I am, for sure not! It is not about saying words, it is about doing the things. I will give my heart on the field to my teammates, the club and also to the fans.’
It represents a real coup for the Premier League champions who have got Thiago less than a month after he excelled in the Champions League final for Bayern Munich.
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