<b>Daily Schmankerl: Bayern admits Thiago wants Liverpool, Messi back in training, Man City wants Koulibaly, and MORE!</b>
<a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/cn389JTsckcoagkgOtUAXP0Qq4E=/0x0:4194x2796/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67191768/1135936879.jpg.0.jpg">FBL-EURO-C1-BARCELONA-TRAINING</a> Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty ImagesLots of news today, plus the Champions League returns tonight! What’s not to love?<a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/bundesliga/teams/bayern-munich">Bayern Munich</a> aren’t even trying to keep <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/bundesliga/players/199611/thiago-alcantara">Thiago Alcantara</a> anymoreIt looks like Thiago’s time at Bayern Munich is coming to an end. The Spaniard is rumored to be looking for a new challenge, with Jurgen Klopp’s <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/epl/teams/liverpool">Liverpool</a> being top of the list. It’s basically been admitted by all the club bosses at this point. Speaking to Bild, Hansi Flick said as much:Our Story in <a href="https://twitter.com/SPORTBILD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SPORTBILD</a>. We talked with Hansi Flick, Manager of <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBayern?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FCBayern</a>, about the Future of <a href="https://twitter.com/Thiago6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Thiago6</a>. Flick said: „Now he wants the new challenge, in my opinion it should be the Premier League“ <a href="https://twitter.com/LFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lfc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/altobelli13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@altobelli13</a>— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) <a href="https://twitter.com/cfbayern/status/1293432023835697153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2020</a>Bayern allegedly want 30 million euros for the player, who’s in the last year of his contract. It’s impossible to keep him now, I guess we should just hope that Thiago gives it his all in the remaining <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league">Champions League</a> games he has left at this club.Leo Messi is back in trainingAhead of Bayern’s impending UCL clash with <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/la-liga/teams/barcelona">Barcelona</a>, Leo Messi and Ousmane Dembele were spotted taking part in team training. It looks like both players will be available for the Bayern game. No word if Dembele will start, but Messi surely will. Hope Flick’s got something planned.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Messi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Messi</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/Dembouz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dembouz</a> &#9889; <a href="https://t.co/b8CU5JT3zf">pic.twitter.com/b8CU5JT3zf</a>— FC Barcelona (depuis ) (@fcbarcelona_fra) <a href="https://twitter.com/fcbarcelona_fra/status/1293121671256317952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2020</a><a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/epl/teams/manchester-city">Manchester City</a> offers an obscene amount of money for KoulibalyAccording to Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla, Man City have offered 63 million (currency not specified, presumably euros) plus bonuses to <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/serie-a/teams/napoli">Napoli</a> for Koulibaly. This is on top of the 45m they’ve already spent acquiring Bournemouth’s Nathan Ake.Il <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ManchesterCity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ManchesterCity</a> ha offerto 63 milioni più bonus al <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Napoli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Napoli</a> per <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Koulibaly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Koulibaly</a>. Il <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Napoli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Napoli</a> chiede almeno 70 base fissa. Dallo <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/United?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#United</a> nessuna offerta per ora— Alfredo Pedullà (@AlfredoPedulla) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlfredoPedulla/status/1293298925747744771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2020</a>Everyone knows that City have had defensive issues this season, especially…