Thiago Alcántara joins Barça and is once again part of Hansi Flick's coaching staff—officially as of this Thursday. After a brief spell last summer, helping the German coach acclimatize to the city and quickly convey his message to the players (Thiago also speaks German), the former Barça player was unable to continue due to bureaucratic issues related to his time in England after being present on the US tour. His position was taken by Arnau Blanco, former coach of the U19 A team, who had previously managed players such as Pau Cubarsí, Lamine Yamal, Jofre Torrents, Marc Bernal, Dro Fernández, and Guille Fernández.