FC Barcelona has always given great importance to the development of their youngsters, as these players truly hold the potential to be both great sporting and economic assets to the club simultaneously, while possessing no significant transfer costs attached to their names.
Those who have already graduated from La Masia typically understand the struggles of these youngsters the best, given that they’ve already lived through their experiences. This could be something Barcelona has in mind with the latest introduction to the Barcelona office.
According to Spanish outlet Diario AS, FC Barcelona are looking to incorporate former Barcelona player and academy product Bojan Krkic within their setup, currently with an undisclosed role within the team.
With the arrival of Deco as the new Sporting Director of FC Barcelona in the stead of the departed Jordi Cruyff, as well as the imminent departure of Director of Football Mateu Alemany, expected to take place in the beginning of September, Barcelona are undergoing some massive changes in the structure of the club’s management.
According to AS, Bojan’s role within the team could potentially be to act as a liaison and counsel for stars dwelling between the Barcelona first team and the subsidiary simultaneously, already struggling with the fame and pressure that comes as a result of being a player of FC Barcelona.
These issues are something that perhaps no one understands better than the 32-year-old former Barcelona player, who himself was subject to the pressures and the toll of having to be thrown in the spotlight with massive expectations much earlier than he should have been.
Current Barcelona players such as Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez would be exactly the kind of youngsters that could look to Bojan for advice and guidance, and Barcelona may look to incorporate their former academy product in this very role to ensure a sustainable development for their academy talents moving forward.
