The 22-year-old recently made it known to the Spanish giants that he is looking to leave in the order to play more first-team football
Barcelona have attempted to convince him that Barcelona is a much better team and he has a bigger future at Camp Nou but have been unable to stop the player from considering his options.
SportsDirect News understands that David Moyes is urging his club to make a bid for the 22-year-old as soon as possible as he wants his full squad ready for the game against AIK, 6 august.
Defending Premier League champions Manchester United are willing to strain their wage budget to bring the Spaniard to Old Trafford.
According to Catalan Daily Sport, Manchester United are willing to offer Thiago a lucrative salary worth €4.4m per year. Added to this is the fact that the Red Devlis are primed and ready to trigger Thiago’s release clause, which is believed to be in the region of €18m.
Thiago, who is captain for the Under 21’s, was recently in action at the European Championships in Israel and led his team to a 4-2 victory against Italy in the final, scoring three of their goals himself.