It is only a matter of days before FC Barcelona formalizes the arrival of Hansi Flick as coach. The German will take Xavi’s place on the bench. The club is now looking into the file of his assistant, who would be the link between the locker room and him. A deputy who would speak German and Spanish therefore, as indicated A.S.. With this in mind, Barça sporting director Deco ticked off several names: Thiago Alcántara, Marc Bartra and Javi Martínez.
The first seems to be favored by management and has already been contacted. The 33-year-old midfielder has not retired from sport, he who will leave Liverpool at the end of his lease in a few weeks. Thiago played under Flick at Bayern and speaks both languages well thanks to his time at Bayern Munich (2013-2020). On the other hand, A.S. adds that the club was pessimistic on this track when Barça was contacted.
