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How Thiago Alcantara will feature in Pep Guardiola’s system at Bayern Munich? European Champions Bayern Munich have officially unveiled the Barcelona prodigy Thiago Alcantara today following a transfer for a reported fee of €25 million. The 22-year-old was heavily linked with a move to the Premier League Champions Manchester United , as he looked for regular first team opportunities and while the Red Devils were ready to activate his €18 million release clause; the lure of working with his mentor, Pep Guardiola meant that the Barcelona man snubbed the Premier League champions in favour of the German outfit. It is understood that Pep’s assurances to the Spaniard, that he would be given regular first team opportunities at the Bavarian club, has sealed the deal in favour of the European champions. Here we take a look at some of the possible formations Pep might use to accommodate his new signing.

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How Thiago Alcantara will feature in Pep Guardiolas system at Bayern Munich?European Champions Bayern Munich have officially unveiled the Barcelona prodigy ThiagoAlcantara today following a transfer for a reported fee of 25 million.The 22yearold was heavily lin!ed with a move to the"remier #eagueChampionsManchester $nited% as he loo!ed for regular first team opportunities and while the &ed 'evilswere ready to activate his () million release clause* the lure of wor!ing with his mentor% "ep+uardiola meant that the Barcelona man snu,,ed the "remier #eague champions in favour ofthe +erman outfit.-t is understood that "ep.s assurances to the /paniard% that he would ,e given regular firstteamopportunities at theBavarianclu,% has sealedthedeal infavour of theEuropeanchampions. 0ereweta!ealoo!at someof thepossi,leformations "epmight usetoaccommodate his new signing.#ast season% 1upp0eync!esusedseveral formationsdependingupontheoppositionandavaila,ility of his own players. But mostly the game plan of the Bavarians centred on the 223( system.Bayern fielded the relia,le ,ac!four of #ahm%'ante% Boateng and Badstu,er% till mid of4cto,er ,efore Badstu,er got in5ured and was replaced ,y 'avid Ala,a.#i!ewise% in the midfield% #ui6 +ustavo and Bastian /chweinsteiger formed a formida,le duountiltheBra6iliangotin5uredinthemonthof7ovem,er%whichforcedhimoutintothesidelinesforalongperiodoftime% whilehewasswiftlyreplaced,ythenewcomer1aviMartine6.-n the typical 223( formation% the dynamic Toni 8roos was deployed in ,ehind the lonestri!er Mand6u!ic% while Muller and &i,ery drifted wide on the right and left siderespectively. 4ften8roos was replaced,yyoung/ha9iri whileAr5en&o,,enreplacedMuller% depending upon the opposition.223( formation deployed ,y 1upp 0eync!es7ow% with the arrival of +uardiola and su,se9uently two new players : Mario +ot6e andThiago Alcantara% e;pect a twea! in the system and formation./hould +uardiola revert ,ac! to his favourite 233 formation% it is li!ely that the /paniardwouldswitchtotheBarcelonamodel here. 0emight use/chweinsteiger inthe/ergioBus9uets role% Thiago as a regista in the mould of