Bayern Munich have asked Liverpool to up their transfer bid for Thiago Alcantara following the Reds first offer.

Liverpool earlier presented £18m for the Spaniard but the Bavarians want a doubled figure of the Reds former and talks are ongoing.

Thiago has already made intentions clear to Bayern that he wants to restart his career in the Premier League – having enjoyed seven years of playtime at the Allianz Arena.

The Bundesliga outfit are reluctant to let the 29-year old leave for free as his current contract is set to expire next season yet their options are limited and would prefer to let the attacking midfielder leave at a reasonable price.

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Liverpool have already lost Timo Werner to Chelsea after failing to activate the German’s £54 million due to the financial restrictions imposed by the coronavirus break two months ago.

Klopp in his pre-Chelsea match referenced last summer transfer window and disclosed that the Reds will only purchase when needed.

"Imagine last year when we had 97 points, all of you (the media) what would have been your recommendation to me?" he said.

"Who should we bring in to have a chance to close the one-point gap to City?

"But we didn’t and you saw what happened.

"We cannot buy just because other teams buy, we cannot buy because everybody wants us to."