He had his first meeting with Liverpool 21 years ago. You are now ready for the club.

Thiago Alcântara leaves Bayern Munich after seven years at the club. Liverpool will be the next stop.

That confirms the greatness of English football on Friday night.

– This is a fantastic feeling. I have waited a long time for this moment and I am very happy to be here, says Thiago.

He had his first meeting with Anfield 21 years ago.

– The first time I was here was when I was five or six years old, I think. My father played against Liverpool at Celta de Vigo. I think it was the UEFA Cup back then, says the Spaniard.

The December 1998 match ended with Liverpool’s elimination from the tournament after a 0-1 defeat.

Reinforcement

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp is happy to have the reinforcement in place.

– I am very happy that this was finally resolved and that we made it happen, says the German and refers to all the details that need to be in place in relation to important transitions.

Already on Thursday, Bayern president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed that there was agreement between the clubs on a transfer. On Friday, Thiago himself published an open letter Twitter where he claimed that he had made the most difficult decision so far in his career.

– I have decided to close the chapter at this fantastic club, where I have grown and developed as a player for seven years, the 29-year-old wrote.

Long contract

According to the BBC, Thiago must agree to a four-year contract with Liverpool, and the clubs must have negotiated a transfer fee of around 285 million crowns.

The Spaniard has won the Bundesliga every year since joining Bayern in 2013. Before succeeding in Germany, the 29-year-old played for Barcelona, ​​where together with Lionel Messi he won four league golds and won a title. championship.

Now the Spaniard will pursue new merits with Jürgen Klopp’s side, which won the Champions League last year and the Premier League this year.