Richard Keys has written on his website that Liverpool midfielder Thiago is past his best.
The former Sky Sports presenter, who is now at beIN SPORT, has said that Liverpool should not have signed Thiago from Bayern Munich in the first place.
Liverpool paid £20 million in transfer fees for the Spain international midfielder in the summer of 2020 (BBC Sport).
Richard Keys on Liverpool midfielder Thiago
Keys wrote: “What were Liverpool thinking keeping Milner, Henderson and Firminho? Tiago is past his best – not that I was ever a fan He was the wrong player at the wrong club at the wrong time. He slows Liverpool down. In fact, the entire mid-field is too old or not good enough.”
Past his best?
You know what? We have to agree with Richard Keys on Liverpool and Spain international midfielder.
Thiago is simply not the player he was when he was playing at Bayern.
The 31-year-old has had injury problems during his time at Liverpool.
And when the former Barcelona star has played, he has not always been great and has failed to be at his dominant best.
Yes, Thiago can still play brilliant passes and is very cultured on the ball, but how many times has he been the match-winner for Jurgen Klopp’s side
How many times has Thiago been the player to turn things around for Liverpool during a football match?
Now, we do not subscribe to the idea that Thiago slows down Liverpool.
When Liverpool signed the Spaniard, they knew the kind of player he is and how he would play.
However, we do think that the Liverpool midfielder is past his best.
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