Bojan Krkic snubbed Lionel Messi when naming the best player he played with at Barcelona who 'had it all'

Bojan Krkic snubbed Lionel Messi when naming the best player he played with at Barcelona.

Krkic graduated from Barca's famed youth academy before breaking into the first-team.

He played over 100 games for the Catalan giants and played with some of the club's best-ever players, including Messi.

The 34-year-old enjoyed a partnership with Messi before he left the Camp Nou in the summer of 2011.

Despite playing alongside the Argentine, Krkic picked another star when naming the best player he played with at Barca.

He opted for Ronaldinho, who, like Messi, had a legendary spell at Barca.

Krkic and Ronaldinho played alongside each other for just one season but the Brazilian maestro clearly left a lasting impression on the Spaniard.

Asked to name the best player he played with during his career, the ex-Stoke City man told Portuguese outlet A Bola: "The best player I played with was probably Ronaldinho. I know it’s difficult, and almost unfair, to single out anyone, given that I shared the pitch with Messi, who played at the highest level for years."

Bojan Krkic and Lionel Messi celebrate a Barcelona goal. Image: Getty

Krkic added: "However, Ronaldinho, in my opinion, had it all. He was an incredible playmaker. Whenever he had the ball - whether during the game or when he was preparing to take a penalty - the whole team trusted him. He really was a true leader."

Ronaldinho helped Barca win two La Liga titles and the Champions League during his illustrious spell at the club.

He scored an impressive 94 goals in 207 matches and famously set up Messi for his first official goal for Barca in 2005.

Bojan Krkic named Ronaldinho as the best player he played with at Barcelona. Image: Getty

Ronaldinho and other members of the first-team had watched Messi before he made his first-team debut.

And they knew he would go onto become the best player in history.

"Me, Deco and the whole team had been following Leo since the youth team, going to watch his games," he told The Athletic.

"We already expected that he would be the best."