Patrick Kluivert, the academy director of FC Barcelona, gave an interview to MD in which he also talked about his fellows, De Ligt and De Jong.
Matthijs de Ligt feels a degree of regret about choosing Juventus over Barcelona, according to the Catalan club's director of youth football Patrick Kluivert.
Juve beat out strong competition to sign Netherlands international De Ligt from Ajax in June.
The defender had been heavily linked to LaLiga champions Barca but opted to sign a five-year deal in Turin after Ajax accepted an offer worth an initial €75million.
De Ligt was thrust into the starting XI after Giorgio Chiellini suffered a serious knee injury and has faced criticism for conceding two penalties – both for handball – in his nine Serie A appearances.
Former Netherlands striker Kluivert believes the 20-year-old may now be second-guessing his transfer choice.
"I would not say I tried to convince him, I could only tell him very good things about both Barcelona the city, as well as the club," Kluivert told Mundo Deportivo when asked about talks he held with De Ligt.
"But in the end it is the player and his agent who decide. Of course De Ligt is a great defender, but in the end he made a choice. I think he is a little sorry, but it is what it is.
"In life you make choices and sometimes you do it well and sometimes badly. You have to learn from your decisions."
Frenkie de Jong, De Ligt's former Ajax team-mate, did make the move to Barca in the close season and has flourished, with Kluivert praising the "very high quality" midfielder.
Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman coaches both players at international level and has called the Barca job a "possibility" beyond Euro 2020, after which a clause in his contract would allow him to leave for Camp Nou.
When asked whether Koeman could return to the club as head coach, Kluivert told SPORT: "I don't know, maybe, but I insist, out of respect for Valverde, I don't want to talk about other coaches when there's one in a job at this club."
He added: "I know Ronald very well. Out of respect for Valverde, I don't want to position myself.
"[Koeman] is a very good coach, he's doing really well with the Dutch national team."
GregorClegen
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why would he regret it? Its too early to judge him. He would have been on barca bench for whole season and here he is playing full 90 minutes because of Chiellini injury. Even so he is still 19 or 20 he will have his moments here. Comparing him with de jong is not fear considering De Jong has gone to a team which plays with same philosophy of the great Johan Cruyff. While here its totally different. He will adapt it but he needs time. Give this lad as much time as we have given to an aged Cristiano. He has spent 1 and half season here and still he hasn't adapted here and no body is talking about him why? Because he is a market brand.
M_B-7
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Let him play in his right position, he’s not a CB but still doing good in that position. Just wait for Chellini to recover from his injury. There will be no way through Chellini, Bonucci, De List.
Mohedmoses
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why would he regret it? Its too early to judge him. He would have been on barca bench for whole season and here he is playing full 90 minutes because of Chiellini injury. Even so he is still 19 or 20 he will have his moments here. Comparing him with de jong is not fear considering De Jong has gone to a team which plays with same philosophy of the great Johan Cruyff. While here its totally different. He will adapt it but he needs time. Give this lad as much time as we have given to an aged Cristiano. He has spent 1 and half season here and still he hasn't adapted here and no body is talking about him why? Because he is a market brand.
Truth hurts but He regrets Juve!