Much can be said about the recent decisions at FC Barcelona, namely the sale of Brazilian forward Neymar. The world record fee transfer was meant to add to Barca’s kitty as the Catalans seek to rebuild the side after the imbalance and lack of depth of the side was duly exposed in a humbling 2016/17 season. They were hammered in their away legs in Paris and Turin in the Champion’s League and eventually lost out on their La Liga crown to Real Madrid.
But going back to that Neymar transfer doesn't anyone else find it ironic that Barcelona sold a key member of their squad to PSG, the same PSG that rejected Barca’s bid for Marco Verrati who was reportedly open to moving to the Nou Camp. Verrati was Barca's number one target as the side saw him as a viable replacement to the position Xavi left vacant.
Now a question that should be put forward is why didn't Barca arrange a cash plus player trade? Barca would get to kill two birds with one stone: ridding themselves of the stain of controversy of the Neymar transfer and finally filling a position that is integral to the very fabric of the club.
So here Barcelona we are in one of the craziest transfer windows yet and that € 222 million looks rather minuscule and Barca will spend the bulk of that on Phillipe Coutinho as opposed to stocking up the positions that vitally need more personnel such as in the right back position (they also failed to sign Hector Bellerin from Arsenal), a replacement for Neymar and the someone to run the midfield (not Paulinho).
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