How Bolton Wanderers tried to sign £25m Liverpool-bound Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukBolton Wanderers materialise. In 2011, the midfielder was a reported target for then-Bolton boss Owen Coyle when the Trotters were still a Premier League club.Back then, Thiago had only made a handful of first team appearances for the Catalan giants.
But it was reported back in 2011 that Coyle was planning a swoop to sign the then-Barcelona man and was backed by then-owner Eddie Davies to put a package together.
It was reported at the time that a crucial factor in the offer would be a buy-back clause, which would have given the Catalan side the option of taking the then-20-year-old back to Spain in years to come.The chase progressed and then-Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside even flew out to Spain for talks with the Camp Nou side.
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