Thiago is likely to leave Bayern Munich this summer after the club’s CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge revealed that the former Barcelona man is looking for a new challenge with a year left on his current contract.
Liverpool are said to be mulling over the signing of Thiago to strengthen their squad for the upcoming season, and just like former Liverpool defender Jose Enrique, Barnes does not believe the 29-year-old will fit into Jurgen Klopp’s system and has urged them to pass up the chance to sign the La Masia product.
“With the midfield being very workmanlike, they are a lot of points better off than everybody else,” the Englishman told BBC Sport.
“The reason you can have two full-backs attacking at the same time and three strikers is because they have three hard-working midfielders to protect that situation.
“If you get another creative midfielder and you want your full-backs and front three to attack, then maybe you are going to concede more goals.
“Manchester City have got how many creative players in their midfield? But Liverpool finished 20-odd points ahead of them.
“Maybe Man City should say: ‘Let’s get more hard-working players in midfield so we can catch Liverpool.'
Thiago has been on the books of Bayern Munich since leaving Barcelona in the summer of 2013, and has since won a lot of trophies with the Bundesliga giants.
