Thiago Alcántara (34) will join the technical staff of FC Barcelona at the request of coach Hansi Flick. After Mundo Deportivothe former midfielder, trained at Barça and then passed through Bayern Munich and Liverpool, has already been seen at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, not for the lawns of training grounds, but to attend meetings. Flick, who has known him well since their victorious collaboration in Bayern, absolutely wanted to count on the former Spanish international (46 selections, 2 goals) in the Blaugrana technical team.
After a first discreet passage in the staff last summer, Thiago left for Liverpool. Now back in Barcelona, he will play a support role with Flick and Mentor with young players. His experience of the Barça style, his mastery of German and his qualities of communicator make it a precious asset for the Catalan project.