Liverpool player Thiago Alcántara explained to 'BT Sport' why he decided to leave Barcelona for Bayern in summer 2013. He said that he was surrounded by legends at Barca and that meant he hardly got game time. Therefore, when Pep Guardiola asked him, he decided it was time to go to Bayern to get game time.

No, he was not part of the Spanish squad that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 

He was sold to Bayern Munich for €25 million on 14 July 2013.

He has scored 50 goals in 529 appearances for club and country. 

He has won 27 trophies in his career.