Two days after presenting officially to his new staff technical, the FC Barcelona could add in brief to a fourth assistant for the technician Hansi Flick of face to the 2024/25. In addition to Toni Tapalovic, Marcus Sorg and Heiko Westermann, the club expects to announce the contracting of Thiago Alcántara, the one who recently announced his professional retreat because of the injuries that pursued him in the two last years.
In principle, the Barça expected to announce the return of the of Saint Pietro Vernotico the same Saturday, but still there are doubts on the role that the ex mediocentro will have in the new technical body Barcelona. As it advances 'Sportive World', Flick already has given green light to his incorporation, but the canterano Barcelona does not want to incorporate exclusively like translator and link of the of Heildelberg with the staff.
And it is that, for the German trainer, the presence of a man of the house would be key for aceitar faster his metología of work. Besides, Thiago worked beside him in the Bayern Munich during the 2019/20, season in which the Bavarians won the triplete. Alcántara finish leaving to the Liverpool to the term of the course, but both keep a good relation since.
Thiago prioritises to take advantage of this season to initiate his career in the benches
In this sense, Alcántara sees the possibility of the Barça like a vitrina inmejorable to begin his career like trainer, by which will not accept a residual role. The injuries suffered in the last two years precipitated his retreat, but the ex international Spanish wants to follow working in the field. In this way, it will be necessary to expect some days so that Thiago and the Barça define his functions and the length of an agreement that will bring him of turn to Catalonia 11 years after his course to the Bayern.