Can Thiago Alcantara play in opposition to Chelsea on Sunday? Was new Liverpool signing registered in time to make his debut?

Liverpool formally introduced the signing of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich on Friday afternoon.

And Reds followers will probably be glad to listen to that the membership DID full the paperwork in time for him to play in opposition to Chelsea on Sunday.

Supervisor Jurgen Klopp has not revealed for particular whether or not Thiago will make his debut at Stamford Bridge.

Nevertheless, he did affirm that if the Spaniard isn’t concerned it received’t be as a result of he’s ineligible

“He’ll prepare [on Friday],” Klopp mentioned when requested the query by Liverpool’s membership web site.

“You meant the match… we are going to see. I didn’t make the squad now for Sunday.

“We are going to see what we are able to do.

“I didn’t meet him now, we had solely telephone calls and exchanged messages.

“So, let’s take a look how he feels…

“If he seems alright, we are going to discover the appropriate place for him.”

Thiago has put pen to paper on a long-term cope with Liverpool and leaves Bayern after successful seven successive Bundesliga titles in his seven seasons in Germany.

Liverpool have paid simply £20million up entrance for Thiago with add-ons presumably rising the payment by an extra £5m.

Upon signing, Thiago mentioned: “When the years are passing, you are attempting to win as a lot as you may – and once you win, you wish to win extra. I feel this membership describes what I’m as nicely; I wish to obtain all the objectives, win as many trophies as attainable.

“It additionally [has] this sort of household [feeling] that I would like as a result of we [like to] have a really shut relationship with the membership and I feel I’ll really feel this, I’ll have this sense, with this membership as nicely.”