Liverpool have a fair bit of planning to do ahead of the start of the 2024/25 season.
As well as sorting out a replacement for Jurgen Klopp, the Reds have a number of contracts to sort out for key players.
There has reportedly been surprise around how long it’s taken Liverpool to begin negotiations for Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah, and they now need to ramp that up.
But one more player who’s contract actually ends even sooner than that key trio is Thiago Alcantara. It’s been widely accepted that Thiago will leave once his deal expires this summer. However, an update from journalist Fabrizio Romano suggests that that is not a certainty.
What’s the latest on Thiago Alcantara
It does still seem likely that Thiago will end his four-year stay on Merseyside this summer.
However, Romano took to his Daily Briefing today to claim that the 32-year-old will wait to speak to the new set-up of Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes before making a call on his future.
“Thiago has not decided anything about his future yet as he is waiting for the new Liverpool structure to be defined in order to discuss his situation and then make a final decision on where to play next season,” reports the journalist.
“In terms of the next step for the player, there are multiple opportunities in Europe and around the world but nothing is concrete yet. It will take some time for his future to be decided.”
Is it likely Thiago will stay?
Just like everyone at Liverpool, Thiago is waiting to see how the cards fall this summer.
Ibrahima Konate spoke yesterday about how the playing squad are ‘apprehensive’ about what is coming after Klopp leaves this summer.
But for a player like Thiago, all of the upheaval could actually potentially help.
Had Klopp stuck around, there’s surely no way that the Spain international would be kept on. He has had his moments across four seasons, but he’s played just five minutes of this one.
However, there’s a chance – albeit a very, very slim one – that a new manager may want to keep him around. Thiago is a quality player if you can get him out on the pitch and his experience could be useful to a new coach.
Still, knowing the way Edwards in particular likes to operate, it seems highly unlikely that Thiago has a future at Liverpool. Nothing certain just yet, though.