Houllier and Capellas will speak about their respective youth player academies – French football's Clairefontaine and Barcelona’s La Cantera.

Capellas gave a preview to Soccerex.com of the insights he will give on Barcelona's youth player development:

“We provide a holistic approach to player development that not only produces world-class players but also sporting gentlemen,” he said. “This forum is an excellent platform to engage our ethos with the global football community and hopefully provide a real learning experience for Soccerex delegates”.

The two men will speak at a session titled “Player Development: the identification and progression of talent”. The Soccerex Asian Forum takes place in Singapore on July 28 to 29. For more information go to www.soccerex.com/asia or call +44 (0)208742 7100.