Liverpool transfer news and rumours: Reds face competition to land Santos midfielder Thiago Maia?
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Liverpool will have to duke it out with a number of European teams if they want to sign Brazilian midfielder Thiago Maia.
The Santos star has had an excellent season in the Brazilian league, with the Reds reportedly interested in bringing the hard-tackling 20-year-old to Anfield.
But according to Telefoot, French sides Lille, Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain also have their sights on the deep-lying midfielder.
Chelsea and Schalke have also been linked with Maia, who has turned out 31 league games for Santos this season.
Klopp hints he could retire at Liverpool
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Jurgen Klopp has admitted Liverpool could be his last club in management - but knows he must bring trophies to Anfield to avoid an "uncomfortable situation".
The Kop boss turns 50 in June and his current contract on Merseyside is set to expire in 2022, by which time the he will be 55 years old.
If he fulfils that deal, his Reds reign will have spanned seven years - the same number of years he spent in charge of German sides Mainz and Borussia Dortmund, the Liverpool Echo report.
"I will not have been in charge of 10 different clubs once my managerial career is over," he told Sport1 .
Lucas eyes new deal
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Lucas aims to help Liverpool into the Champions League – and earn a new contract.
But Liverpool’s long-serving Brazilian midfielder admits talks are on hold until the end of the season.
And with just one year left on his deal at Anfield, after joining from Gremio in 2007, Lucas knows he could yet be sold.
He was recalled for Reds’ 1-0 win at West Brom as Jurgen Klopp’s men climbed to third.
Lucas said: “I want to finish the season on a high. The opportunity I have been given I think I have helped and I hope I can help in the next five games."
James Nursey has more here .