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Barcelona official: Thiago has officially started working as a member of Frick s coaching staff

2:35am, 12 September 2025【Football】

Hupu September 11th Barcelona officially announced that the team's former player, Spanish midfielder Thiago, has returned to the team and served as a member of Frick's coaching staff.

He has officially started working in today's training.

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Today is the first day of Thiago Alcantara's official job as a member of the coaching staff. The former Barcelona player has started working on the training ground lawn today as assistant coach of first-team head coach Hans Flick. His responsibilities include assisting in tactical arrangements and preparing training courses, and using his own experience and understanding of the game to enrich the team's daily work.

Regarding the team situation, some international players returned to the team on Tuesday, and the remaining players have also returned one after another, including Rashford, Conde, Rafinia, Christensen, Ronald Araujo and Rooney Valdegi. The Brazilian and the Uruguayan were the last two players to return to the team, and they had a separate recovery training before integrating into the joint practice. Young players Pedro Samiento, Tony and Jorfrey, who are used to participating in first-team training, are also present; at the same time, De Jong, Barde and Garvey train alone, with the Dutch returning to the lawn to train to speed up the pace of recovery.

With the lineup finally being intact, the team can continue to prepare for the upcoming match against Valencia on Sunday, which will be the first home game of the season. Frick will also schedule two training sessions on Friday and Saturday to further polish tactical details to deal with a strong opponent in this new state. The team's goal is to return to the victory track in front of fans on Sunday to make up for the last draw at Vallecas Stadium.