Flick's plan to bring Thiago to Barcelona has been revealed. What is the German coach up to?

Earlier, it was reported that former Barcelona midfielder Thiago will return to the Catalan club, but as an assistant in the coaching staff of Hans-Dieter Flick. It turns out that the German specialist has his own plans for the Spaniard and knows how to utilise him in his team.

As reported by Mundo Deportivo, the 33-year-old ex-Bayern player's stay at Camp Nou will be non-permanent, and involves only six months of Thiago's work at the Blaugrana.

The former midfielder will have to help Flick with Spanish and act as a bridge between coaches and players, as only one of the German's three assistants speaks Spanish.

As recently as yesterday, Thiago arrived at the Catalan club's location to discuss all the details of the employment. Barcelona don't consider the deal done, but consider it quite real, waiting for both sides to find a suitable option and feel comfortable when it comes to working together.

Recall that the former midfielder was Flick's mentee at Bayern, for whom he played between 2013 and 2020. Among other things, it was with this specialist that Thiago won the Champions League in 2020.