According to talkSPORT, Manchester United are set to lose out in the race for Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara . The 22 year old has decided to leave Barcelona and snub the English champions in favour of a move to Bayern Munich in a deal that will keep him at the Allianz Arena for the next four seasons.
Bayern Munich have reportedly met Thiago Alcantara’s buy out clause and it is expected that the midfielder will sign a five-year deal and undergo a medical within the near future, as personal terms appear to have already been agreed.
The German champions today met the €18 million buy out clause for the Spanish U 21 midfielder, and are awaiting his arrival in Germany to finalise the deal.
Manchester United boss David Moyes has been questioned about Bayern leading the chase for Thiago,In response he said : ” I never said he was a target.”
“We’re on with targets that we are chasing at this moment in time. There are people we are actively chasing and, at this moment in time, we’re happy with how things are going.” He added.
Pep Guardiola gave Thiago his Barcelona debut in 2009, and has confirmed to the midfielder that he will play a vital roll in his attempt to improve his squad. Pep will also join up with Mario Gotze who has recently arrived from Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund for a fee of €37million. Gotze was one of Guardiola’s favourite players,may be that is one of the factors that brought him to the Allianz Arena.
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