Why Man City did not rival Liverpool FC for Thiago Alcantara transfer
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Manchester City did not try to sign his former Barcelona star Thiago Alcantara.
The Spain international midfielder is on the verge of a bargain £20million move to Liverpool - and when his availability became known the Blues were linked with him.
But City never made a move for the player, even though Guardiola made him his number one target when he took over at Bayern Munich in 2013.
Guardiola famously told the Bayern board "Thiago or nothing" when he joined the Bundesliga outfit, and Thiago was a key man as they won a hat-trick of Bundesliga titles.
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