Barcelona have officially appointed former striker Patrick Kluivert as the club's new director of youth football on a two-year contract until the end of the 2020/21 season.
Kluivert, who is well versed in the importance of youth development after he himself rose through the ranks of Ajax in the 1990s, left Camp Nou in 2004 after six years, over 120 Barça goals and the 1998/99 La Liga title.
In his new role, the 43-year-old will oversee the development of the next generation of Barça players in the club's famed La Masía academy.
Still the youngest ever goalscorer in a European Cup final after hitting the winner for Ajax against AC Milan at the age of 18 in 1995, Kluivert's post-playing career has seen him work in a variety of different roles at different levels in preparation for this job.