In an interview, Thiago Alcantara discussed his 2013 decision to switch from Barcelona to Bayern Munich.
Due to his father Mazinho's own professional endeavors, Thiago spent part of his childhood living in both Spain and Brazil. In the late 2000s, he entered Barça's renowned La Masia academy.
In Pep Guardiola's final season in command, he made his debut for the first team and was widely regarded as Xavi and Andres Iniesta's long-term replacement.
Thiago joined Guardiola at Bayern after his final two seasons with Barcelona saw him make 81 games, but he felt he wanted to play even more.
“I played with a lot of legends at Barça. Then I struggled to play as many minutes as I wanted,” he told BT Sport.
“Pep Guardiola left the club and signed for Bayern. He asked me what was wrong with me. Bayern’s decisive motive was: ‘I need minutes, I have to play’.”
During his seven-year successful stay at Bayern, Thiago contributed to the 2020 Champions League victory for the Bavarians.
The midfielder unexpectedly joined Liverpool and has since made 91 appearances for the Reds since leaving Bayern Munich.
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