Former Barcelona star set to join Hansi Flick’s Blaugrana staff | OneFootball

A former member of the midfield ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona is primed for to take up a coaching role with the club over the weeks ahead.

That’s according to ESPN, who point towards Thiago Alcântara as the individual in question.

Ex-Spanish international Thiago of course took his place in the thick of things at Barcelona last summer.

This came after Hansi Flick drafted the recently-retired midfielder into his setup upon taking up the reins in Catalunya’s capital.

The German was eager to have a figure on his staff who spoke fluent Spanish and was familiar with Barca as a club during his integration period.

And Thiago, evidently, made a positive impression during his brief time in this role.

This comes amid confirmation on the part of ESPN that:

‘Barcelona expect to close a deal for Thiago Alcantara to return to the club as part of coach Hansi Flick’s staff in the coming weeks.’

The backroom staff at the Camp Nou are currently working on several financial operations, which should imminently open the necessary space on the club’s wage bill for Thiago’s comeback.

Conor Laird – GSFN