BojanKrkic has revealed how he was anxious to play for Barcelona. He said that he was only 17 at that time and he was training at the famous La Masia training center with the likes of Samuel Etoo and Iniesta and that he was so afraid that he did not want to touch a water bottle.

He said that there was too much pressure at Barcelona and this is the main reason why he was not able to perform to the best of his abilities.

There is no denying that the Barcelona man Bojan Krkic showed his spectacular performance in the preseason, which has attracted most of the biggest football teams in Europe. The forward from Stoke City did attract two of football teams of Portugal Benfica and Porto. Many teams did assess the performance of Krkic during preseason as he was indeed the best player. As a result, Benfica and Porto are planning to make a move to take him either on loan or on a permanent basis. Both teams feel that Krkic will be a good addition to face the attacks. As far as Stoke City is concerned, their main focus now is to obtain promotion to the Premier League and by no means will they come in the way of Krkic in regards to his decision of moving on. The transfer market in England is non-operational on Thursday which means they have less or no time left to seek a skilled replacement for Krkic.

Football League squads are given permission to do loan deals post the closure of a window which is not the same in the case of Premier Leagues. Krkic spent the entire last season with Alaves on a loan basis and may be preparing himself to join a new league sooner or later. After his tenure in England, Holland and Spain, it is now time to include Portugal in his list.

There are reports in Spain that La Liga clubs are looking at signing BojanKrkic on a permanent basis. Since the relegation of Stoke City in the Premier League last term, there have been talks of the club selling off players, reducing its wage bill and getting players that reflect their new status.

Stoke loaned Bojan to DeportivoAlaves last summer for the whole of the football season. However, the player is now set to play in Spain on a permanent basis now. At Alaves, he featured in 15 games all season, playing 13 times in the La Liga and twice in the Copa del Rey competition where he scored his sole goal of the season.

Former Real Madrid man Jese Rodriguez is set to return to action for Stoke City, according to reports. The 24-year old Spaniard is back in England and has resumed training. He is expected to play a key role in the concluding part of the season for the Premier League strugglers.

Paul Lambert seems impressed with the club’s summer signing. Jese has not featured for Stoke since the loss to Liverpool on November 29. He started very well with a nice goal against Arsenal on debut in August but he has failed to add more.

The game of football has seen some amazing players play for clubs, gotten at a relatively cheap prices - at various stages in player's careers, rival clubs will always have the chance to evaluate talents to decide if they could go on to make real impact.

Here are some players who eventually went on to prove the Catalan giants wrong after the club failed to retain them.

Bojan Krkic is hoping to return to Premier League side Stoke City following the sack of Mark Hughes. The 27-year old is quite popular among the club fans but Hughes wasn’t totally sold on the Spaniard. Hughes sent Krkic on loan to Spanish side Alaves last summer but the former Barcelona man wants a return to England.

The player has a decent record while at Stoke and he proved he still got it when he scored a stunner against Getafe in the Copa del Rey while in action for Alaves. The player believes he has what it takes to play top level football now that the club needs it more than ever.

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has stated that he wanted Bojan Krkic to stay with the club for the season. He said that he is a useful player and that he believes that he has a future with Stoke City.

Mark Hughes said that there is no way that he will sell Bojan Krkic at the moment and that he will return to Stoke City after his loan move to Alaves.

It´s pretty surprising just how much chances a talented youngster can get just because of a few impressive appearances in tournaments as well as glimpses of brilliance during their time in the youth academy.

This is basically what has happened with Bojan Krkic as the Spanish attacker made a name for himself during the 2007 U-17 FIFA World Cup; it was one of his 1st top competitions where he could showcase his skills.

Former Barcelona star BojanKrkic has promised to deliver his best at Premier League side Stoke City after he was handed another opportunity this summer.

The Spaniard struggled to find form when he returned from injury last season. He could not hold his spot in Mark Hughes’ team so he was sent on loan to German side Mainz 05.

The 26-year old is set to get another shot in Hughes team in the forthcoming season. The coach praised Bojan’s effort in Germany and added that he hopes for better spell at the Britannia Stadium.

Premier League side Stoke City have offered BojanKrkic a fresh chance to succeed at the club after his time on loan in Germany.

Bojan is expected to star in the team next season, according to reports.

The 26-year old played in the German Bundesliga in January for Mainz 05 but after impressing Stoke decided to hand him more league appearances when the season restarts in August.