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Liverpool are set to reveal the signing of Thiago Alcantara on Friday, and that could mean he is available to face Chelsea on Sunday.
But the Reds face a race against time to close their £ 20 million contract for the Bayern Munich midfielder if he wants to be in the fight this weekend.
Alcantara has said goodbye to Bayern, leaving his training camp on Thursday morning to complete his move to the Premier League.
It is understood that the Spanish international was due to arrive in Merseyside late Thursday night to complete the second part of a medical evaluation and finalize the terms of the contract in a four-year agreement.
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Liverpool expects him to complete the final stages of his medical exam with his doctors on Friday before unveiling it before the weekend.
However, that won’t be fast enough for him to be in contention for his game this weekend, unless they can rush things before lunchtime.
They will have to expire the deadline of noon on Friday to present the corresponding documentation and register the player in the Premier League in order to have him available to face the side of Frank Lampard.
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However, it seems highly unlikely that it will happen, as they will do their due diligence with their doctor and probably won’t pitch it directly at the Blues.
Instead, he could be given a chance to debut and improve his fitness in a Carabao Cup clash with Lincoln next Thursday before entering the Premier League.
Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick said Liverpool had staged a coup by landing one of their Champions League winners when he sent a farewell message.
“I can only congratulate Liverpool because ‘Kloppo’ is getting a great player and above all a great person,” he said.
Fortunately for Chelsea, who saw what Thiago can offer in his Champions League beating of Bayern, it is unlikely that he will play against them this weekend.
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