Barcelona are set to make a new addition to their coaching staff as former Blaugrana midfielder Thiago Alcântara is close to a deal to return to the club for his second stint in Hansi Flick’s staff, according to a report from ESPN.
Thiago spent a few weeks in Flick’s staff last summer and is credited with helping the coach adapt to life in a new country. The two were very close during Thiago’s time as a Bayern Munich player with Flick as his coach, and that relationship carried over to the beginning of Hansi’s tenure in Catalonia.