Overseas club due to fly in for talks on Liverpool player at coach’s ‘request’ – journalist

It’s now been almost nine months since Thiago last kicked a ball in anger for Liverpool, with his comeback seemingly pushed back more times than the completion date for a slow-moving construction project.

Last week, Pep Lijnders said that the Reds’ number 6 wouldn’t be fit to resume playing until February at the earliest, by which stage the season will be nearly two-thirds complete and the clock will be very much ticking towards the 32-year-old departing on a free transfer.

It looks increasingly as if his time at Anfield will conclude in the summer, as it’ll become harder to justify paying him £200,000 per week (Capology) at this stage of his career, particularly given his worrying injury record.

Should this be Thiago’s last campaign at Liverpool, hopefully he can recover in time to make a meaningful contribution to Jurgen Klopp’s side. A player of his ability and experience could be crucial in terms of squad depth and dressing room nous if we’re still involved across multiple competitions in April and May.

Even if his Reds career appears to be approaching its denouement, it might yet have one big final act which could define his time on Merseyside.