Thiago Alcantara is yet another player to have emerged from the fabled La Masia in recent years. The Spaniard made his first team debut for the Catalans when he was just 18 and many Barcelona fans were sure that he would step into the club’s midfield to take the place of Xavi or Iniesta over the course of time. The Spaniard led Spain’s U21 squad to a Euro title in 2013 by scoring a perfect hat-trick in the final and it was expected that his career would take off in the following season. However, things took an unexpected turn when Guardiola decided to bring Thiago to Bayern. Thiago joined a team that had just won the treble and it was obvious that he would have trouble to get...
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