Barcelona have confirmed the return of former midfielder Thiago Alcântara, who joins the membership as an assistant coach to Hansi Flick, his former supervisor at Bayern Munich, Softfootball reviews.
The information is the follow-up to the sooner report revealed final Monday of Thiago’s imminent return to his boyhood membership, as earlier reported by Sotfootball.
The 34-year-old introduced his retirement from skilled soccer in 2024 following the expiry of his contract at Liverpool. His subsequent chapter begins again on the membership the place his senior profession began, this time as a part of Flick’s backroom employees on the Catalan giants. Nonetheless, this was a reappointment for Thiago, who had joined Hansi Flick’s backroom crew between June and August 2024 earlier than resigning.
As introduced on Barcelona’s web site this afternoon, Thiago, who was current on the membership coaching floor overseeing the actions of the gamers, has been saddled with the accountability of the primary group’s ways on the Catalonia-based membership.
The assertion reads thus:
Former Barça participant confirmed as coach, specializing in ways and coaching session preparation amongst different issues
This transfer will see Thiago reunite with the Blaugrana after an 11-year absence, having departed in 2013 to hitch Bayern Munich, the place he performed underneath Hansi Flick and Pep Guardiola.
Thiago’s presence will assist the Catalonia giants, who’ve been battling accidents for the reason that new season began, therefore has affected the results of the membership. Final Monday, Softfootball reported how three Barcelona gamers, Gavi, Alejandro Balde and Frenkie De Jong, have been dominated out of their subsequent sport towards Valencia this weekend.
Thiago’s taking part in profession was adorned with success throughout Europe. He gained a number of Bundesliga titles underneath Flick and Pep Guardiola in Germany, two La Liga crowns with Barça, in addition to the Champions League, each with Bayern and earlier in his profession on the Camp Nou. He later spent 4 seasons in England with Liverpool, successful the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and UEFA Tremendous Cup.
