Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara abruptly announced his retirement at the age of 33, immediately after his contract with Liverpool expired.
Thiago Alcantara will depart Liverpool at the conclusion of the 2023/24 season. The 33-year-old midfielder is set to become a free agent from The Reds and has already received numerous appealing offers from Saudi Arabia and the United States.
There has been little information about Thiago’s future in recent times and in the end, he suddenly decided to retire early. This is exclusive information from famous reporter Fabrizio Romano.
Thiago has not officially spoken yet. However, fans believe that the Spanish midfielder retired early due to injuries. During his 4 years at Liverpool, Thiago suffered 8 injuries. In addition, he also had 2 absences due to COVID-19 infection.
From April 2023 until the end of last season, Thiago only played 5 minutes. This midfielder spent 10 months treating a hip injury and suffered a new injury right in his return match. In total, Thiago only played 98 matches for Liverpool in 4 years, including 68 matches in the Premier League. This number is too small compared to his talent.
Thiago Alcantara is the son of former Brazil international Mazinho but was born in Italy. He returned to Brazil to study at Flamengo’s academy as a youngster. At 14, Thiago moved to Barcelona’s academy and broke into the first team four years later. The midfielder has been touted as the new Iniesta at the Camp Nou, but he is not patient enough to wait for his chance to replace his senior.
In 2013, Thiago decided to leave Barcelona and move to Bayern Munich. Here, this midfielder had difficulties in the first 2 years due to injuries. However, he shone brightly after that and became one of the best central midfielders in the world. With Bayern, Thiago won 7 Bundesliga championships, 4 German National Cups and 1 Champions League. This was also the most successful period of Thiago’s career. At Liverpool, Thiago only won 1 more FA Cup.
At international level, Thiago was a star as Spain U17 won the European Championship in 2008 and Spain U21 won the European Championship twice in a row in 2011 and 2013.
He made his debut for the Spanish national team in 2011 but barely played for the first five years. Thiago became a mainstay for La Roja in 2016, making 46 appearances before retiring in 2021.