For Barcelona today, all they have to do after former hero Xavi returns to the team to take charge of the coaching seal is to embark on a real path of revival. Of course, there are all kinds of problems within Barcelona that cannot be solved quickly in a short period of time, and it is believed that Laporta and his board members will give the new manager Xavi some time to solve the problem. Although Xavi has not yet coached an official game for Barca, from some of his recent moves, it can be seen that he is still relatively familiar with the current situation of Barca and is looking for a feasible path. According to the latest news, Xavi intends to recruit his former teammate Thiago to help Barca through this difficult time.
Thiago is a midfielder trained by Barca, although during his time in Barcelona, Thiago was not the most central midfielder, because Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets came first in line with him, but after Barcelona joined Bayern, Thiago gradually grew into a world-class midfielder. During his seven years with Bayern Munich, Thiago won seven Bundesliga titles and one Champions League trophy and is Bayern's mainstay in the Bundesliga and Champions League. After helping Bayern to a successful treble last summer, the Spanish midfielder also chose to join Liverpool to challenge himself.
But Thiago was not happy in the Premier League, and in his first season he was plagued by injuries, making only 30 appearances, contributing an embarrassing record of 1 goal and 0 assists, and at the same time, he also showed his discomfort with the Premier League and Liverpool's playing style. His playing time has been further squeezed this season, with only two starts in seven appearances for Liverpool, from the core of the Bundesliga to Liverpool's substitute, Thiago is naturally not satisfied with the current situation. It was at this time that Xavi announced his return to Barca to take charge of the team, so Thiago also had the idea of leaving Liverpool and returning to Barca.
When Thiago and Alves were still in Barca, the team was still in the stage of the Cosmic Team, which was a frightening existence in the entire European arena, so many fans were laughing at whether Xavi's introduction of these veterans was not a dream of Barça's feelings. For Harvey, Thiago is very much in line with his team building ideas, and it can be seen from the introduction of Alves that What Harvey needs at present is immediate combat strength and the tradition of La Masia. Although Koeman helped Barca promote a number of young players before leaving office, these youngsters have exposed many problems on the field of play, and they are obviously embarrassed. By bringing in players like Thiago and Alves, Barcelona gained immediate combat strength, and the experience of these players can also help the youngster grow as soon as possible.
Xavi is not only going to use these old players to stabilize this season's record, in the long run, he is trying to restore the La Masia tradition, so Thiago, who has pure Barça ancestry, is a very good choice. From this point of view, whether it is bringing in Alves or bringing back Thiago from Liverpool, Harvey does not have the so-called nostalgic mentality to reunite the veterans of the Dream Three period. More importantly, Harvey wants to use an old future like Thiago as a legacy to lay the foundation for the dream team in the future.
At present, the difficulty of this deal is whether Barca can have enough funds to operate Thiago's transfer, his contract with Liverpool will not end until 2024, Liverpool spent 22 million euros when they brought him in, so if Barca want to bring him in, they need to spend a lot of money, which is still more difficult for their current financial situation. If the transfer fee issue is resolved, Thiago is also very confident in convincing Liverpool to let himself go, as he really has too few opportunities here.