Thiago Alcantara has bid an emotional farewell to Bayern Munich, with the Spain international saying the decision to leave for Liverpool has been “the most difficult of my sports career”.
Having entered the final 12 months of his contract at the Allianz Arena, a big career call was always going to have to be made this summer.
Bayern had been hoping that the former Barcelona star could be persuaded to stay put, with a remarkable treble triumph in 2019-20 seeing them savour Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League successes.