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Jurgen Klopp told why Liverpool would be making a mistake with Thiago Alcantara transfer

Bayern Munich's Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara celebrate scoring during the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen football match between FC Bayern Munich and Arsenal in Munich, southern Germany, on February 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Odd ANDERSEN

Liverpool great John Barnes has warned the Reds against a move for Bayern Munich's Thiago Alcantara this summer, as the Spaniard could upset the finely-tuned balance of the team.

Thiago, 29, is being strongly linked with a switch to the Premier League champions as he enters the final year of his Bayern deal.

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