One former Liverpool participant has confirmed his retirement in a bombshell announcement on Sunday afternoon.
As revealed by Fabrizio Romano through X, Thiago Alcantara has known as time on his taking part in profession just some weeks after his exit from Anfield was introduced, and solely per week after he formally turned a free agent.
The Italian journalist posted: “Thiago Alcantara has determined to retire from skilled soccer. Former Barça, Bayern, Liverpool and Spain participant has made his choice. Thiago’s ardour and love for the sport continues as he’s prepared for brand new chapter in soccer after few months planning for it.”
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Thiago Alcantara has determined to retire from skilled soccer.
Former Barça, Bayern, Liverpool and Spain participant has made his choice.
Thiago’s ardour and love for the sport continues as he’s prepared for brand new chapter in soccer after few months planning for it. pic.twitter.com/zR4Uvum1rH
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 7, 2024
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Having solely turned 33 in April, it appears fairly early for Thiago to hold up his boots, however sadly the damage issues which dogged him all through his time at Liverpool seem to have caught up with him.
It’s a crying disgrace that the ultimate season of a glittering taking part in profession noticed him restricted to a solitary five-minute cameo off the bench in the direction of the top of our 3-1 defeat at Arsenal in February.
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It was fairly the coup to land him from Bayern Munich in 2020 only a month after he received the Champions League, and he illuminated Anfield with moments of magic throughout his first two years with the Reds specifically.
That unimaginable half-volley in opposition to Porto in November 2021 is the second which’ll outline his time with LFC, a second of jaw-dropping brilliance that only a few footballers are able to pulling off.
From Romano’s tweet, it appears fairly possible that Thiago will now go into teaching, having performed beneath illustrious managers comparable to Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti and – after all – Jurgen Klopp.
If the 33-year-old goes on to be even half pretty much as good a coach as he was a participant, he’ll be a superb man to have within the dugout. It’s only a huge disgrace {that a} profession as excellent as his has come to such an abrupt, anticlimactic finish.
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