Bayern Munich great Lothar Matthaus wants to see Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara re-signed.

Matthaus has urged the Bundesliga giants to bring the player back to the Allianz Arena.

“How about Bayern bring Thiago back to Munich? He's not getting on at Liverpool and in Munich he is missed by Hansi Flick and the fans," Matthaus - who played 410 games for the club - said on Sky Deutschland.

“Anyone who says goodbye to Karl-Heinz Rummenigge so emotionally, the door is certainly never completely closed."

Bayern chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had stated that Thiago "hugged me for five minutes and cried" after it was agreed he could leave for Anfield.