'One of the best' - Thiago Alcantara retires from football - video Dailymotion

Former Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara has retired from football, aged 33

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00:00When Thiago is in the shape he is now, he will play in each team in the world.

00:05If he is in the right place physically, then he would show everybody how good he is.

00:30Who can play like him? Modric is the only player that I can compare to this level.

00:44Obviously Modric is doing it for... Remember, Thiago has played for Barcelona, Bayern Munich,

00:49he's played for the biggest clubs in the world, obviously now for the biggest one with Liverpool.

01:00Before he came, he was one of the best midfielders in the world for me, but now,

01:11how he's playing on the level, he's playing against top, top sides and performing week in,

01:15week out. For me, he's the best midfielder out there at the moment.

01:30Thiago was only one problem, he was injured, and it started with an Everton game,

01:36to be honest, so that's how it is, and that didn't help. That was never a question about

01:44if he will suit or not, we only signed him because we knew he would help us.

02:00you