Rumenigge confirms Thiago is leaving but is coy on Bayern's asking price with Liverpool still repeatedly linked

If we had money on it, we'd still bet Thiago will NOT sign for Liverpool this summer.
We find that quite a sad fact, given the brilliance of the Spaniard and his obvious availability - but we just struggle to see how Liverpool would spend money on a 29-year-old, injury prone player in a position we're already well stocked - especially given the financial climate and the fact we already refused to buy Timo Werner for €50m-odd.
Bayern Munich though have confirmed Thiago will be exiting via chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge who has made some remarkably honest comments on the situation.
We guess when you're in Bayern's position and win the Bundesliga title every season, you can deal with such things in relative calm.
“Actually, the conversations had with him were always very productive. And at some point it actually seemed that. But then Thiago informed Hasan that he would like to do something new again, and so it is,” Rummenigge told Sky Sport...

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