THE FORMER PLAYER COULD JOIN HANSI FLICK'S 'STAFF'
Thiago Alcántara returns to the Ciutat Esportiva and is a little closer to returning to FC Barcelona
Published:10/07/2024 - 14:21h
Updated:10/07/2024 - 14:21h
Thiago Alcántara was present for the second consecutive day at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. The former midfielder witnessed the start of Barça's preseason and is getting closer to joining Hansi Flick's staff.
The season 2024/25 of the FC Barcelona started this Wednesday 10 July in the morning in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. Until 28 footballers, between effective of the first team and members of the quarry, presented in the installations of the Barcelona entity to subject to the traditional medical proofs and physical before initiating the first trainings to the orders of Hansi Flick next Thursday.
One of the big novelties in Sant Joan Despí was the presence of Thiago Alcántara in the beginning of the pre-season. The ex midfield player 'hanged' the boots' to his 33 years, as it announced in a communiqué through his social networks this week, and since his name began to sound in the City Condal like possible addition to the 'staff' of Hansi Flick
The ex player of clubs like the Bayern Munich and Liverpool, in addition to the Barça, was present the past Tuesday in the Ciutat Esportiva, although without arriving to a definite agreement with the club. This Wednesday went back to assist to the Barcelona installations and begins to win integers like new integral of the technical body of the German in his new stage in the Barcelonan bench.
Flick Wants to somebody of the 'house'
The trainer germano and Thiago know very well after coinciding in Munich, and Flick values his go through the Masia and the first Barcelona team. To concretise his return to the club, Alcántara would join to a 'staff' conformed by big professionals like Marcus Sorg, Toni Tapalovic, Heiko Westermann and José Ramón de la Fuente, among others.