Bayern Munic Management has open and honest about the player's desire to leave this summer. With reports suggesting that after LaLiga and Bundesliga, Thiago wants to experience the Premier League.
Of course wanting it to happen and actually getting it over the line are different things entirely, and it could be the financial details on both sides are what determines whether this stands or falls.
Liverpool have been quite open about how coronavirus uncertainty will affect both their finances and their moves in the transfer market this summer, but if this is a deal that makes sense for them then there would appear to be few obstacles in the way of it.
The only outfield player signed under Jurgen Klopp over the age of 26 is Ragnar Klavan.
It had appeared as though the Reds were geared up for a busy summer of bringing in some younger talents before the pandemic made everything so uncertain.
Adding to the pool of talent in this way could help them stay on top for a year while still plotting to bring down the age of the squad eventually.
Thiago's move to Liverpool could see Fabinho drop to centre-back in some games
A deep-lying midfielder who can also play as a No.8 isn't exactly the first position you'd think that the new Premier League champions would be crying out to fill, but maybe that's the point.
Klopp likes to change his midfield on almost a game-by-game basis, leaving the defence and attack largely untouched.
He can never really have enough options in there, and with Adam Lallana leaving, James Milner not able to go on forever (believe it or not) and Jordan Henderson and Gini Wijnaldum asked to play a lot of football this season, maybe he feels another top-class option is warranted.
In addition, the fact that Fabinho can also play as Center back - something we've already seen since the restart and could become more frequent should Dejan Lovren leave - could also open up a vacancy in certain matches when the Reds are on the front foot.
Thiago's creative genius could be good news for the front three.
He'd be comfortable anywhere across the midfield, with the exact positions determined on a game-by-game basis as it often is it Liverpool.
One exciting thought is what he could do for the games and outputs of Sadio Mane and Mo Salah though, particularly as he is so used to playing behind pace in wide areas at Bayern.
With Liverpool often getting so much of their creativity through Roberto Firmino in the centre, he could be a valuable creative force from a little further back, and offer Liverpool the sort of thing that that they have sometimes missed when Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have been injured or misfiring.
Wijnaldum is a player who may feel a little bit of pressure too, especially with his contract running out next year. Thiago creates more chances, with double the number of key passes per game than Wijnaldum this season. Over the last three seasons, Wijnaldum has a total of five assists, whereas Thiago has 14, despite making 29 fewer appearances.
The duo's goal ratio is similar on the past three seasons, with Wijnaldum on 12 and Thiago on 13, but again, one goal more in 29 fewer appearances means Thiago's output is significantly higher.
The Dutchman remains one of the most important cogs in Klopp's Liverpool machine though, for now, although all squads must evolve eventually, even title-winning ones.
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