Deco stated that Barcelona Atlètic will be overseen by the professional sports department that he heads, with Bojan Krkic as his assistant.

Deco believes this approach will improve the competitive performance of Barcelona Atlètic players, ensuring they experience minimal disruption when promoted to the first team under Flick's direction. Financially, it will also allow the club to retain young players deemed to have first-team potential through contracts, and generate revenue from the sale of players not suitable for the senior squad.

Deco explained: "The club has a vision for La Masia. We want to strengthen the management of La Masia, especially Barcelona Atlètic, because it is the closest step to the first team. We have worked with Alexanko over recent years and we've reached this conclusion: Barcelona Atlètic must be closer to the first team for many reasons, which I'd like to briefly explain. I don't want to overextend, but I want to explain why this change is happening, or rather, it's not a complete overhaul, but more of an enhancement."

Deco continued: "We want to bring Barcelona Atlètic closer to the first team. It is the final step before the first team and we want to manage it properly. The role of Barcelona Atlètic is to meet the needs of the first team. We are not a club that owns other clubs where we can loan out young players. We want to build Barcelona Atlètic with the same ideas and philosophy as the first team. This can develop players better and reduce their adaptation time. We don't want players to face major changes when training with Barcelona Atlètic. We want to maintain the same training ideas and philosophy, which is also preparation for the future. Over the past two years, we have signed some young players to fill certain positions that were lacking in La Masia, such as Hamza. We expect to optimize our competitive planning, which is why these adjustments are being made. We want the Barcelona Atlètic coach and the first-team coach to communicate more fluidly, share ideas, and clarify player availability. Throughout the season, we will have many needs, such as promoting players to the first team and also giving them minutes with Barcelona Atlètic. Therefore, we hope to adopt a unified approach to keep players always ready for the first team."

Deco added: "Beyond that, there is load management, physical preparation, and clarity on how we should play. Physical fitness is very important. We cannot have two different philosophies between the first team and Barcelona Atlètic. This is also a market strategy. I believe Barcelona Atlètic and La Masia have significant market value for the club. We can further improve their market value and generate financial revenue for the club. This also involves strategic contract management. Many young players need contract renewals at different ages, so things can sometimes get out of hand. We have always said that we must have talent, manage that talent well, and ensure that contracts incorporate a forward-looking strategy, which is what we hope to achieve with this adjustment," Deco concluded.

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