Kluivert handed keys to La Masia academy as Barca´s new director of youth football

Patrick Kluivert has been appointed director of youth football at Barcelona on a two-year contract.

The role marks a return for the former Netherlands international to the club where he spent six seasons as a player.

Kluivert will be responsible for overseeing the famed La Masia academy, which produced Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets.

I am very happy to be back home and looking forward to this new era, with the challenge of keeping Barca among the top teams in the world, Kluivert said.

I grew up at the Ajax academy, which is very similar to La Masia, and I think I can do a lot for the development of young Barca players.

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Patrick Kluivert, nou director del futbol formatiu.

 

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