As Jurgen Klopp continues his ambitious rebuilding at Anfield, Liverpool might lose another prominent talent to European rivals Barcelona.
The Reds had a busy summer, adding four new midfielders but also offloading some of their most important players. Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Roberto Firmino, and Naby Keita all transferred to Saudi Arabia, while James Milner went to Brighton and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain relocated to Turkey. Naby Keita returned to the Bundesliga. Approximately 11 years after leaving Barcelona, Thiago Alcantara is planning to return back to Catalonia for next summer, according to ESPN. When the Spain international, who was born in Italy, transferred from the Camp Nou to Bayern Munich in 2013, he became the first player to represent Pep Guardiola at two different teams. In 2020, coming off of winning a historic Triple under Hansi Flick, he moved from Bavaria to Merseyside.