Bojan eyes Barca place

Barcelona striker Bojan says he is determined to prove he can become a first-team regular at the La Liga giants.

The youngster, unsurprisingly, has failed to displace the likes of David Villa and Lionel Messi and has been restricted largely to a bit-part role this season.

Bojan, who scored twice for Catalonia in the territory’s 4-0 win over Honduras on Tuesday, said on Wednesday he is prepared to be patient.

The 20-year-old has made 13 La Liga appearances this season – 10 of them as a substitute – and scored three goals.

Of Serbian descent but having represented Spain at international level, the striker also talked about the arrival of new midfielder Ibrahim Afellay from PSV.

“The game yesterday (with Catalonia) was one in which I knew that I was going to play, that I was going out there to enjoy myself and was unlike a game with Barcelona,” he said.

“I’ve started games, so that’s a lot of minutes. It’s true that when I feel at ease and am enjoying myself, I play a lot better.”

” Here you talk about the best players in the world, in a historic moment, so it’s difficult to improve. I want to show that I should be here, and the day that I am unable to play at first team level with Barcelona, then I would leave. But until then, I’ve always said that there is more to come and that I want to stay at Barcelona.”

“I was in the dressing room and met Afellay. We still don’t understand each other, because I don’t speak English nor French. If he’s been signed now, then it is because he is a good player and can give the manager what he wants. Any player is welcome here.”