Young talent likely to be drafted as support striker for Eto'o, Henry and Messi.


FC Barcelona management are having stronger resolution toward benefitting more from its extensive and highly productive youth programme by possibly drafting in Spanish youth sensation, Bojan Krkic and Mexican wonder-boy, Giovanni Dos Santos into the senior team to challenge for honours, while acting as effective supports for Barca's new strike force, comprising the likes of Samuel Eto'o, Thierry Henry, Lionel Messi and the attack conscious gem, Ronaldinho Gaucho.


Bojan Krkic, often likened to the phrase goal machine, has now hit over 900 goals in all his total during his junior career years, and recently scored for the FC Barcelona seniors in his debut against Al-Ahly FC. Bojan also emerged the joint top scorer for the second successive year in the Spain U-17 category, and is so in demand that he has also played for the Spanish U-21 National Team even at the tender age of 16.
Krkic was recently shortlisted for the Canada 2007 U-20 World Cup, but has been given a leave from the U-20 Team so as to honour the committment he has with the U-17 National Team against the forthcoming U-17 World Cup in Korea. Krkic scored all the goals for Spain in both the Semi-Final and the Final matches enroute the U-17 World Cup qualifying matches. He also assisted in setting up the goal that gave Spain their qualifying match victory against Georgia in his recent U-21 debut.


Bojan was also last week, voted the 2007 Barcelona B Team Player of The Year and has been selected by an electoral board as one of the best youth players in Spain for the 2007 draft, making the list of the first eleven best players in Spain.

A recent request was made for the young player by Ajax of Holland, but the Braca team management are unwilling to let go of their young dynamo.


Giovanni Dos Santos has also been in impressive form, banging in important goals for both the juniors and seniors, including two goals for the senior team in his Copa Catalunya Semi-Final match against Nastic. The young Mexican u-17 hero is a prime target for many European clubs, but FC Barcelona prefer to retain the golden two and nuture them into full fledged La Liga and UEFA Champions League players of the Blaugrana.





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