The former Portuguese international, however, is not the only new name in a sports organization chart in which another former Barcelona player has also entered: Bojan Krkic. In this case, as coordinator of the football area. The former striker's mission will be to act as a link between the Portuguese, Xavi himself and the youth football director, José Ramón Alexanco, as well as keeping an eye on both those on loan and the young talents that come to the first team from La Masia. Something that, in fact, he experienced firsthand and that has its most recent example in the very young Lamine Yamal.
«Lamine Yamal is a player who has surprised us. It has its feet quite on the ground, or at least that's what it seems to us, and a different quality. We have quite a few young protagonists in the first team and it is obvious that we must take care of them. In his case, furthermore, he is a 16-year-old boy, so we also have to let him have fun, play football and guarantee his peace of mind.. And how well headed. “Shortly, surely, you will know something more,” he slipped.
As for the technician, he also stressed that the extension is due to the merits acquired. «We are happy not only for the figure, we must not forget that he has been one of the best players in the history of the club, but also for his work. “He earned his renewal not because of who he is, but because of what he is doing,” said a Deco who, of course, hopes that the team will soon be able to regain success in Europe, but without talking about obligations.. «There is no obligation to win the Champions League for me, there is the obligation to compete, although it is obvious that we want to win it again. The contract does not say that you have to win, but rather that you have to work to achieve it,” he explained.. From his point of view, the latest major setbacks in Europe have a lot to do with the inheritance received.
«Barça had a generation that marked a lot. Transitions are always difficult, and if they are not done well, everything takes longer. From the outside, I actually think that the transition was not done well. What we have to do is bring in players before they get too old,” he reflected.. At the level of incorporations, on the other hand, he admitted that neither Cancelo nor Joao Félix have a purchase option and that the latter's income could actually be lower than what was calculated by LaLiga, although without giving details.. «Everyone, Gündogan too, wanted to come and everyone has made an effort. What LaLiga charges may be different from what the players earn, it may happen, for more or less, and it already happened with Dani Alves. I won't talk about contracts, but it is true that everyone did their part to be here,” he stressed.
Barça's ability to seduce was important not only for the first team.. «We know that there are clubs that pay absurd transfers, we make precise incorporations of players that we did not have. It is true that we have closed sales of young players, but always with purchase options. At the level of incorporations, Noah Darvich, the captain of Germany U17, for example, everyone wanted him, but he has all the Barça shirts and that is something that we must know how to use, be intelligent. He is a player profile that we did not have in the quarry. Mika Faye, on the other hand, is also another profile that we were looking for. Incorporations are not made for the sake of it: we are clear about what we have to do,” he stated.
Now, he is on a very different side of the table than last year, when he participated as an agent in a signing, that of Raphinha, which meant a not inconsiderable commission that, now, should not give rise to suspicion, as he stated bluntly.. «There are compliance conditions within the club that would not allow it to have two different contracts. “Everything is fixed, there is no problem,” he assured. Women's football, relocated with the rest of the club's sections for some time now, as he explained, is not part of his responsibilities, although he does want to keep an eye on it and will always be willing to help when necessary. «Women's football does not depend on me, but I am paying attention. The other day I saw a women's match live for the first time with my son. Futsal, for example, does not depend on me either, but in both cases, if I can contribute something, I will be happy to do so,” he added.