Bayern Munich sign Thiago Alcantara from Barcelona
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E-mail Xinhua, July 15, 2013
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Barcelona have reached an agreement with Bayern Munich over the transfer of Thiago Alcântara. |
German giant Bayern Munich signed Barcelona's Thiago Alcantara until 2017, the Bavarians made public via their official homepage on Sunday.
The 22-year-old midfielder is set to undergo a medical, after which, he will put pen to paper on four-year deal with the German record champions.
Bayern coach Guradiola expressed his wish during a press conference to sign Alcantara as he already worked with the youngster during his time in Barcelona. Thus, the Bayern bosses complied with Guardiolas request a couple of days later.
"Thiago Alcantara was the most desired candidate of our new coach Pep Guardiola. We are delighted that we were able to complete such a great transfer. He has just been elected as the best player of the Under 21 European Championship. He is a fantastic player with a great perspective, who will strengthen Bayern," chairman Karl Heinz Rummenigge said in a press release.
The Bavarians agreed on a transfer fee of 25 million euros with Barcelona to reunite Alcantara and Guardiola for four years.
The Spanish international midfielder played for almost for all national youth teams. Besides that, he was appointed into the first team in November 2011, where he made three caps. He created an international stir when he scored a hat rick at the UEFA Under 21 European Championship final 2013 against Italy to smooth the way for the trophy.
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