Jurgen Klopp has “no problem” with the fitness issues Thiago Alcantara has suffered since joining Liverpool, but the Reds boss admits the Spain international remains something of an unknown quantity.
The reigning Premier League champions lured the proven performer to Anfield in the summer of 2020. Thiago, fresh from a treble triumph at Bayern Munich that ended with Champions League glory, was snapped up in a bargain £20 million ($26m) transfer.
He was expected to slot seamlessly into the fold on Merseyside, and an eye-catching outing off the bench on debut at Chelsea hinted at better things to come, but a bout of Covid-19 and niggling knocks have restricted the 29-year-old to just three appearances.