The Champions League winning side is eager to hijack Manchester United's transfer for the midfielder as the club's new coach is a keen admirer of the 22-yr-previous.

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has admitted he has asked sporting director Matthias Sammer and chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to signal Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara.

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The Spain worldwide at first seemed destined to transfer to Manchester United, but a quantity of current reviews recommend Bayern is now top the race to signal the 22-yr-previous.

Guardiola has now confirmed die Roten are keen to lure the playmaker to the Allianz Arena, even though he was unable to give any clarity on the status of the Bavarians' curiosity.

"I have asked [Matthias] Sammer and [Karl-Heinz] Rummenigge to signal Thiago," Guardiola stated at a press conference. "I don't know what will occur in the long term, but I would like to function with him at Bayern.

"I would like to signal Thiago simply because he is from Barcelona and I know him truly nicely. I worked with him at Barcelona B as nicely and he is a truly great player."

The manager went on to say that his want checklist for players began and ended with his former forward.

"[He] is the only player I want, that's what I informed them. It'll be him or no 1," he stated. "We have numerous players but we the require the unique [high quality] that Thiago brings. The club will determine. I informed them my viewpoint. I don't believe it will be a issue. I spoke to club about my idea and informed them why I want Thiago.

âNobody will leave Barcelona, unless of course they really feel they won't perform a lot. He desires to perform. That's why I proposed him to the club.â

The midfielder has a contract with the Catalan club till the summer time of 2015, but the failure to participate for a stipulated quantity of minutes in 2012-13 has noticed his exit clause plummet from 90 million euros to an appealing 18 million euros.

Nevertheless, his minimal charge release clause returns to 90 million euros on Aug. 1.