Liverpool and Thiago talks with Bayern will start after the end of the Champions League

The negotiations between Liverpool and Bayern over the transfer of Thiago Alcantara will begin after the end of the Champions League, as per Christian Falk, one of the most reliable German football reporters.

Earlier, another top source reported that the Spain international has already agreed to a four-year contract with the Reds and has even found a house on the Merseyside.

Meanwhile, the Bavarians are reported to demand at least £27 million for the 29-year-old whose current contract expires next summer.

None of the rumours linking Thiago with the Reds has come from the Liverpool journalists - they are all reported by foreign sources, although very respectable ones.