Thiago Alcantara: Liverpool close to agreeing deal with Bayern for Spain midfielder

Liverpool are close to agreeing a deal with Bayern Munich for Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara.\r\n\r\nThe initial fee is £20m but add-ons could take this up to a total of £27m. Those add-ons are based on appearances and Liverpool winning trophi\r\nIt had initially looked like any deal would be dependent on the future of Gini Wijnaldum, who is also in the final year of his Anfield contract, but Liverpool have decided to make their move now.