Liverpool’s new boy Thiago Alcantara has revealed how former Reds stars Philippe Coutinho and Xabi Alonso helped convince him to join the club.
The Spain international has joined the Reds on a long-term deal after turning down a new contract at Bayern Munich.
And Philippe Coutinho and Xabi Alonso were amongst those to tell him what the expect and sway his decision.
Alcantara was a former team-mate of Alonso at Bayern Munich whilst Coutinho also played with him in Bavaria last season during his loan spell from Barcelona.
Asked if he consulted anyone about his move, Alcantara told Liverpool’s official website : “Yeah, for sure. More than the football aspect because in the end, Liverpool is what it is for the last years, the last decades.
“They were amazing, they performed and it is raising every year as much as you can, as much as they can, as much as we can, is what I should say.
“More than that, it is the family aspect, the life aspect – how is the city?
“Where to go, how life was. People like Philippe Coutinho and Xabi Alonso helped me a lot to take this last step. It’s really good.”
Asked why Liverpool is the right club for him, he explained: “Because at the end, when the years are passing, you are trying to win as much as you can – and when you win, you want to win more.
“I think this club describes what I am as well; I want to achieve all of the goals, win as many trophies as possible.
“It also [has] this kind of family [feeling] that I need because we [like to] have a very close relationship with the club and I think I will feel this, I will have this feeling, with this club as well.”
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