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COUTINHO, DEMBÉLÉ, GRIEZMANN...

The Barça has spent almost 1.000 millions in five years without winning the Champions

Published:17/08/2020 - 10:46h

Updated:17/08/2020 - 10:46h

The time has showed that the Barça has not known to fine-tune the shot with the signings in the last five years. Almost 1.000 million worn euros by players that, in his majority, no longer are in the club

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What can do with 1.000 million euros? What one want to, even in the world of the football. With so much money can fichar to the best players of the world, as well as to those young promises that project and can turn into future stars. Having this money, only does lacking to have of sportive managers with the clear ideas and knowledge, so much of the foreign market as of the national, in addition to the needs of the staff.

The FC Barcelona has had the first, the money, but has been missing him the second. It is the conclusion to which arrives taking into account that the club has spent almost 1.000 million euros in signings in the last five years, in return of players the majority of which no longer are in the team, or follow being linked but have turned into deafening failures.

The entity culé won his last Champions League in 2015 and, since, have been 23 the players that have fichado, of which only five were in front of the Bayern Munich. The average of cost in each signing is of 43 millions... Although if we add the money invested in Coutinho (160 millions), Dembélé (145 millions) and Griezmann (120 millions) goes out us almost the half of the total cost.

Season 2015-16: 62 millions

The campaign after winning the Champions League of 2015, and that Bartomeu went ratified like president of the FC Barcelona in the elections, the Barcelona group did with the arrival of Burn Turan by 40 million euros, to the that followed him the one of Aleix Vidal by 22 'kilos'. The Barça had then to the 'MSN' up, and did not need to make big costs to reinforce to the team.

Season 2016-17: 140 millions

After the elimination in Champions League in front of the Athletic of Madrid, and in spite of winning LaLiga and the Glass of Rey, the Barça decided to throw of wallet to reinforce again his staff, with the arrival of young players and in progression that theoretically arrived to convert , in a future, in headlines. In the Camp Nou landed six signings: André Gomes (50 millions), Alcácer (30), Umtiti (25), Digne (16), Cillesen (16) and Denis (3). Any gave the performance expected to exception of the Dutch goalkeeper, and to day of today any is still in the staff except an Umtiti that can go this summer. That campaign, the Barça lost 4-0 in front of the PSG in Paris and, after a traced back milagrosa in the Camp Nou, fell by 3-0 in Turín in front of the Juventus.

Season 2017-18: 389 millions

The precipitated exit of Neymar Jr caused a scandalous reaction of the Barça, that spent more money that the 222 millions that had received of the PSG by the Brazilian. They arrived Coutinho (160 millions in January), Dembélé (145), Paulinho (40), Semedo (35) and Yerry Mina (9). Of these five, only Semedo was to title the Friday in front of the Bayern. Coutinho Was yielded in the rival team, and finished marking two goals and some assistances. Of crazy. That campaign, the Barça fell deleted of the Champions League with a 3-0 in the Olympic of Rome.

Season 2018-19: 136 millions

Although theoretically the Barça did not have foreseen big signings for this summer, at the end finish arriving Malcom (42 millions), Arthur (40), Lenglet (35), Vidal (18) and Todibo (1). Malcom no longer is in the Barcelona, Arthur already has been traspasado to the Juventus, Todibo was yielded to the Schalke and Lenglet and Vidal himself were headlines in the defeat in front of the Bayern. With a performance, this yes, very underneath of the expected. That course, the FC Barcelona suffered a new ridiculous in League of Champions with the 4-0 in Anfield, after having won 3-0 to the Liverpool in the Camp Nou.

Season 2019-20: 262 millions

For this last campaign, touched again invest to the big in the market of signings to go back to ilusionar to the fans. They paid 120 million euros (the clause) by Antoine Griezmann, and also arrived Frenkie of Jong by 85 'kilos'. Net landed like acting goalkeeper by 35 millions, after an operation of barter with Valencia in return of Cillessen. Also fichaba to Pedri by 5 kilos, that remained yielded in The Palms. In winter, the Barça decided to go to by a new forward for paliar the injuries and fichó to Braithwaite by 18 millions. This campaign, however, has been the one of the end of cycle. The FC Barcelona has not been able to win any of the competitions to which aspired, and remains in white for the first time from the course 2007-08.