"It was very emotional as we said goodbye.": Hansi Flick sends farewell message as Liverpool reach agreement for Thiago Alcantara

Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick has sent farewell message as Thiago Alcantara will be joining Liverpool after the two sides have reached an agreement over the transfer. The club midfielder has been heavily linked with the move to Anfield for the summer transfer window, while earlier today it was reported that the agreement is fully completed. And ahead of the Spanish international's departure, Flick has opened up on the player saying: "Thiago is an extraordinary player and was very important for us. My coaching team and I enjoyed working with him. It was very emotional as we said goodbye. I can only congratulate Liverpool as they got a great player and especially a great person. "Thiago gave the team a lot of options and made us unpredictable, he solved things in ways you don't expect. Now we're losing yet another great player. We are in contact with Hasan and we are confident that we can still do something"

Hansi Flick: "Thiago is an extraordinary player and was very important for us. My coaching team and I enjoyed working with him. It was very emotional as we said goodbye. I can only congratulate Liverpool as they got a great player and especially a great person" pic.twitter.com/cZepITQ3j6

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