Liverpool have confirmed that Midfielder Thiago Alcantara and defender Joel Matip will leave the club at the end of the season.
Former Spain international Thiago, joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich in 2020 and made 98 appearances during his time at Anfield.
Matip, has played 201 times and scored 11 goals for Liverpool since his arrival from Schalke in 2016.
The defender has won everything with the reds in his 8 years at the Merseyside club.
The pair have experienced limited playing time this season, although it is due to the injuries they have faced in recent years.
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Centre-back Matip has not featured for the Reds since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) against Fulham in December if last year.
After missing the first six months of the season with a hip issue, former Barcelona and Bayern Munich player Thiago returned to action in February against Arsenal but experienced a muscle problem during his brief appearance which has since kept him on the sidelines.
Matip said in an official statement “It has been eight wonderful years here in Liverpool.
“I was allowed to be part of an exciting history with a great coach and an astonishing team in an extraordinary club. We have achieved great titles and have the best fans in the world.”
The ex-Cameroon international was a part of the Liverpool side that won the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League the following year the club’s first top-flight title in 30 years.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said “In all the years that I have been involved in football, I am not sure I have come across too many players who are more loved than Joel Matip.
“I’m not even sure it would be possible to say anything bad about him.”
Recall that GOLDENPAGE MAGAZINE reported that, the German Jurgen Klopp will also leave Liverpool after their final game of the season, against Wolves at Anfield on Sunday.
