Liverpool legend Didi Hamann believes Thiago snubbed a new contract to join the defending Premier League champions.

Speculation is rife that the 29-year-old midfielder will move to Anfield after winning the Champions League with Bayern on Sunday.

Hamann told talkSPORT: "It looks like he has been offered a contract in Munich that he turned down.

"He must have shown an interest of staying otherwise they wouldn't have offered him a new contract, but at the last minute he turned round and said he might want to do something else.

"I'd be very surprised if he turned down a contract with Bayern Munich if he hasn't got anything else. I'm sure he has got an offer from Liverpool, it's probably about the transfer fee now.

"I never felt he was a defensive or a holding midfielder, but he has been absolutely magnificent. The way he pulled things together [against PSG], and he's a brilliant footballer.

"He can give a new and different dimension to Liverpool's midfield. I'd be surprised if he doesn't end up at Liverpool."