Barcelona is reportedly planning on loaning out some of the young stars this summer, such as Gerard Deulofeu, Rafinha and Sergi Roberto. No decisions have been made and no official talks have taken place but rumours are strongly suggesting that at least two of these three will not play in a Barça jersey next season. A loan could be an important boost for these young men’s career and would allow them to develop in a great environment, however, Barcelona must learn from the past and be careful to make sure that these players won’t be let go of for good.

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Transfer rumors have a polarizing effect, either the start of hope (or dread) or simply a nuisance. As papers worldwide scramble daily to fill the pages, they conclude that in fact 2+2 does equal 5. And yet while some stories are so clearly garbage, people imagine truth anyway. So here’s a summary from totalBarça taking gossip and passing it though a sieve.

Navigating the Transfer Market Madness: Arrivals and Departures is a new weekly series that rounds up the transfer gossip and rumors of all potential (sometimes hopeful) outs (Tuesdays) and ins (Thursdays) at FC Barcelona. Though it’s not of the run of the mill variety. Agree or disagree, that’s what the comment section is for. (Note: all amounts are euros)

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Mundo Deportivo published several articles today about possible transfers for next season. Read our overview of all the transfer rumours after the jump.

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When Barça and AC Milan face off at the Camp Nou in the return leg of the Champions League round of 16 this evening, it will be Bojan Krkic’s first match at the Camp Nou since he left for Roma on 22 July 2011. This year, however, he’ll don the Rossoneri‘s colours. He joined AC Milan on 29 August 2012. Bojan is graduate of Barcelona’s La Masia academy, who played in FC Barcelona first team from 2007 to 2011, making 104 Liga appearances and scoring 26 goals.

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Before the Champions League game on Wednesday, ex-Barcelona striker and current AC Milan player Bojan Krkić (22) talked to AC Milan TV.

It will be a special game for the Catalan, who is on loan from Roma, as it will be the first time in his life that he will play against the Club which taught him everything.

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I’ve been following youth football at Barça for a while now. And there have been many talents produced, many “safe” stars for the future. However, most of those “safe” future stars, those everyone thought would make it, didn’t. In other words, they didn’t live up to their  potential. Instead, a few of those no one really paid much attention to, did make it.

But how can we really know that a youth player will make it? That he will go all the way to the first team or even become one of the best if not the best in the world one day?  This task might prove impossible. Because the ball is round and everything can happen in football, and everything can happen in life. Even the most talented lad can drop his focus for one reason or another or get injured or take the wrong decision at the wrong time. We simply cannot predict who will make it big.

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Gerard Piqué tweeted earlier this evening words of congratulations to his best bud Bojan Krkic on his move to Italian club AC Milan.  Bojan, celebrating his 22nd birthday as well, himself announced this on his Facebook page today, “I’m already in Milan, tomorrow I will be presented [as a] footballer of AC Milan!!  I’m ready for everything and cannot wait to play the first game. Thank you all for the welcome and for the birthday wishes. See you tomorrow, Forza Milan“.

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Lionel Messi is a gift of many sorts.  Yet, do we rely too much on him?  In this edition of We’ve got mail, a long-time culé shares with us his view on the advantages and disadvantages of what could happen if we rely too much on our #10, once again.

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The future of former FC Barcelona striker Bojan Krkić remains in the balance as Roma head into the final match of the Serie A season with the title already decided. Luis Enrique’s Roma, at one point contenders for a spot in the Champions League have fallen away in recent weeks with a string of poor results that may cost Enrique his job as manager.

Bojan’s initial transfer to Roma was a complicated affair with Barcelona contractually obligated to buy the striker back for the 2014 season. However, despite reports last week that the Italian club wanted to sell the player back to Barcelona immediately, new reports have surfaced to indicate a desire to buy the striker definitively from Barcelona. And although it seems unlikely that Roma will offer the 28 million Euros specified in the contract, the club does seem interested in keeping the player long term.

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Ex-Barça player Bojan Krkic revealed a special message for his former team mate Eric Abidal after scoring Roma’s 4th goal in a 5-2 win against Novara on Sunday. After his 61st minute strike, the forward, who returned to the starting line-up after a two month absence, revealed the following message to the cameras: “Toda la fuerza de este gol es para Abi” ["All the strength from this goal is for Abi]. Bojan received a yellow card for the gesture, as the rules forbid players showing any type of message.

A video of the goal and celebration can be found after the jump.

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FC Barcelona’s on-loan striker Bojan Krkic was shown a straight red card in today’s Serie A match with Fiorentina for a deliberate handball in the area in the 85th minute of a match that AS Roma were losing 2-0. Luis Enrique’s side were already down to 9 men after the expulsions of Juan and Fernando Gago, and finished the match with only eight players. AS Roma went on to lose by a 3-0 scoreline; the team currently sits in eighth place in the table, 12 points behind leaders Juventus.

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Barcelona loan out Bojan Krkic scored a beautiful goal today in Roma’s 3-1 victory over Atlanta in the Italian Serie A.  The goal, Krkic’s first this season, came after 20 minutes of play as he ran onto a sublime pass from teammate De Rossi.  Roma, lead by new manager Luis Enrique, have had a troubled start to the campaign, but now find themselves third, level on eight points with Juventus and Udinese after three official matches. [Photo: EFE]

Check out the goals after the break [apologies for the sappy soundtrack!]

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Much has been made of the transfer of Bojan Krkic to Roma: the emotional press conference, the suggestions that the club has acted mercilessly with a dedicated Masia graduate who simply needed more time to develop, and the equal feelings of relief from those fans who failed to appreciate the contribution that Bojan made to the squad. But amid all the hubbub, one key fact has been overlooked by many: Bojan Krkic has not been sold. More importantly: despite the vague acrimony in his declarations to the media on Friday, there is every likelihood that Bojan will wear the blaugrana colors again.

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Barça coach Pep Guardiola, speaking to the press after Saturday’s match, said he was satisfied with the 0-0 tie earned by his team against Hajduk Split in the first game of the pre-season. Before the match, he also spoke to the press about the signing of Sánchez and the departure of Bojan.

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FC Barcelona Striker and Spain U-21 International Bojan Krkic said goodbye as a player of FC Barcelona at a press conference this afternoon. Krkic underlined that “it is not an easy situation, it is bittersweet. I was at this club for a long time. Now something new starts for me.” But, he has made the decision with “hope to recover enjoying football, something I had lost, especially this last year.” The striker from Linyola also remembered the fans, whom he thanked for their support and said that “I am and always will be a cule.”

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With the signing of Alexis Sanchez a done deal, FC Barcelona have gone ahead and announced the transfer of La Masia graduate and striker Bojan Krkic to Italian Serie A club, AS Roma. The Catalan club’s official site confirmed the departure of the 20-year-old player as it declared that the two clubs had agreed on a fee of 12 million euros. Bojan Krkic will join Luis Enrique, former FC Barcelona player and coach of Barcelona B, who was recently appointed coach of the Italian club.

The transfer includes an obligatory buy-back clause which entitles FC Barcelona to bring get Krkic back to Camp Nou for a fee of 13 million at the end of the 2012/13 season. However, the club’s site noted that “this purchase can be blocked by AS Roma“, if they raise the overall cost of the transfer to 40 million euros.

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The following is a translation of a piece written by Albert Llimós for Barcelona based newspaper Sport. The original article can be found here.

He does not deserve this. His behavior has been exemplary, with a face of a little boy who has never broken a plate, with his angelic smile, even with a certain naivete in his actions which were the result of his age. Four years in the first team, more than 800 goals in the youth teams, the top scorer in the youth system of Barcelona … he has not done much. Now he trains alone in Bellpuig.

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Sports director Andoni Zubizarreta has acknowledged that the negotiations for the arrival of Alexis Sánchez and the exit of Bojan Krkic are “in their final stage“. Speaking of Cesc, Zubizarreta has defended their negotiations, which he has stated have been ‘clean’.

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Waiting for further decisions about his future, Bojan Krkic asked the club to train on his own.

Although he was originally called together with the rest of the 17 first team players who have not participated in the Copa America, Bojan Krkic missed medical tests and training session on Monday. The striker from Linyola asked the club for permission to continue training on his own because of the uncomfortable situation he is experiencing now. Once placed on the market and with negotiations about his transfer to Rome, Bojan chose not to join the Barcelona team at the Ciutat Esportiva and train alone at pitch in Bellpuig.

At 31, Xavi Hernandez says he is happier than ever at Barça: “I love the role I have within the team. I feel very important and I am more motivated than ever to continue winning titles.” In a report on the official site, Xavi also spoke about Thiago’s renewal, adding new players to the team, and his thoughts on the possible departure of Bojan Krkic.

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Luis Milla has absolutely no doubt: Thiago has a place in this Barca. The ‘azulgrana’ midfielder was one of the players to hold the title as a champion of Europe claimed by the Spanish U21 national team last weekend. And his trainer in ‘La Rojita’ demonstrated his love for his player.

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This past week, FC Barcelona announced that they had an offer from AS Roma for Bojan, a deal that the Catalan club is considering. Speaking after Spain’s 2-0 victory over Switzerland in the U-21 European Championship Final, Bojan has assured that all he cares about at the moment is celebrating the European U-21 title he won with his friends, rather than any possible transfer deals.

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Barcelona was well represented in Spain’s 3-1 win over Belarus this afternoon. Both Thiago and Montoya started the match and played the full 120 minutes, with Jeffren and Bojan coming in as substitutes in the second half. The above video is Spain’s 89th minute equalizer, scored by Adrián after some good work between Capel, Thiago, and Jeffren.The second goal, coming in extra time, was also from Adrián, with the 3rd sealing the win provided by Jeffren. Full highlights are after the jump!

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Spain vs Belarus, Semi-finals, UEFA U-21 European Championship
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 18:00 (Convert to your local time)

Five FC Barcelona youngsters Ruben Mino (GK), Martin Montoya (RB),  Thiago Alcantara (AM), Bojan Krkic (CF), Jeffren Suarez are in the squad  for Spain U21. Two ex-canteranos Alberto Botia  (CB) and Victor Ruiz  (CB) are also part of the squad.

If Spain win this match, not only will they reach the finals, but they will also secure a place in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Links are after the jump!

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The secretary and spokesman of the board of FC Barcelona, ​​Toni Freixa, acknowledged this Wednesday that Barça has received an offer from Roma for Bojan Krkic: “We have an offer, but we are still in a phase of study and assessment [concerning it].”

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FC Barcelona forward, Bojan Krkic, has revealed just how tough he is finding it being the center of so much transfer speculation, with the young striker admitting that such scrutiny is certainly taking its toll.

Having made little impact during last season’s campaign, Bojan is currently being linked with a move away from the Camp Nou with Roma, Liverpool and Arsenal all being spoken of as potential suitors for the striker. Despite garnering interest from such large names, the young forward admits he is struggling to deal with the attention that is focused upon him right now, saying, “Obviously it’s not an easy situation that I’m living through but I have to endure. I’m happy to be in the European Championships [U-21], things are not as I would like them to be but I have to continue trying.”

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With the transfer rumours surrounding FC Barcelona as rampant as ever this summer, and cules endlessly debating the various reasons/costs/arguments for players to either come or go from our beloved club, we’ve decided to introduce a new series here on totalBarça: The Debate. In each part, two of our writers will square off, one in favour and the other against a particular player being in the club’s plans for next season. First up is current FC Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic, who has already been linked with moves this summer around Europe.

So, should he stay or should he go? Read on to find out what we think.
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Spain vs Czech Republic, Game 2, Group Stages, UEFA U-21 European Championship
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 18:00 (Convert to your local time)

Five FC Barcelona youngsters Ruben Mino (GK), Martin Montoya (RB), Thiago Alcantara (AM), Bojan Krkic (CF), Jeffren Suarez are in the squad for Spain U21. Two ex-canteranos Alberto Botia (CB) and Victor Ruiz (CB) are also part of the squad.

Line-ups and links are after the jump!

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Spain vs England, Game 1, Group Stages, UEFA U-21 European Championship.
(Sunday June 12 2011 @ 20:45 Barcelona time – Convert to your local time)

Five FC Barcelona youngsters Ruben Mino (GK), Martin Montoya (RB), Thiago Alcantara (AM), Bojan Krkic (CF), Jeffren Suarez are in the squad for Spain U21. Two ex-canteranos Alberto Botia (CB) and Victor Ruiz (CB) are also part of the squad.

Catch the match live after the jump!

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It seems the future of young Barca forward, Bojan Krkic, may well lie away from the Camp Nou. That’s if recent statements by the players agent, Zoran Vekic, are to be believed.

Speaking to Radio Maná Maná in Italy, Vekic explained that Bojan may well be set for a move to AS Roma, where the forward will join former Barca B coach, Luis Enrique. And Vekic confirmed the partnership may be perfect for everyone involved. “Luís Enrique and Bojan know each other well: therefore of course he would like him to come to Rome” adding that it would be a “perfect marriage, but we must wait and see.”

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