Ex-Barcelona and Portuguese legend Deco became the sporting director of the Catalan giants at the age of 45 under a 3-year contract. Deco played for Barcelona starting in 2004, and won 2 Spanish league titles and a Champions League in his 4-year stay at the club. Barcelona released a statement where they claimed Deco will be in charge of assembling the squad, as well as, the responsibility of running the club.