Barcelona have spent £1 BILLION on 32 transfers since 2014 leading to a financial crisis

Barcelona anunced signing of Miralem Pjanic from Juventus in a swap deal for promising midfielder Arthur on Monday. transfer has been a much-debated topic in football circles, with many criticizing how Barcelona board treated Arthur and how he was forced out of club. transfer was a desperate attempt by Blaugrana hierarchy to balance ir books as y have furr slipped into financial crisis during coronavirus lockdown. Arthur-Pjanic swap also highlighted how defending LaLiga champions had shifted from ideals set by club legends Johan Cruyff and Pep Guardiola in past six seasons. 

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Barcelona transfer news: How Barcelona board have been underwhelming in transfer market since 2015-16

Barcelona splashed out £150 million (€166.29 million) on Luis Suarez, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Ivan Rakitic in summer of 2014 and all four have established mselves as key players so far in Blaugrana set-up. club lifted treble under Luis Enrique in 2015 but since n, have failed to reach similar heights in next five seasons. Having strengned core of side in 2014, Barcelona board opted to sign squad players in Aleix Vidal and Arda Turan, both who flopped massively at club.

Vidal was subsequently shipped off to Sevilla, while Arda Turan was loaned out with a prospect of a future transfer. Turan's contract expired in June 2020 and Turkish international is a free nt w. 

2016-17 summer saw Barcelona make a number of underwhelming signings with Andre Gomes, Paco Alcacer, Samuel Umtiti, Lucas Digne, Jasper Cillessen and Denis Suarez joining club. Among above names, only Samuel Umtiti is still at club and does t regularly feature in starting line-up. While rest flopped at Camp u, y did well after moving on from Barcelona.

Andre Gomes and Lucas Digne are amongst  key players at Premier League outfit Everton, while Denis Suarez, Jasper Cillessen and Paco Alcacer have realised ir potential in LaLiga with moves to Celta Vigo, Valencia and Villarreal respectively.

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Barcelona transfer news: Barcelona board continue spending spree to find Neymar replacement

Blaugrana board's plans for 2017-18 season were disrupted when Paris Saint-Germain triggered Neymar's €222 million release clause. In a desperate bid to find his replacement, Blaugrana shelled out a combined €375 million across campaign, signing Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembele, Paulinho, Nelson Semedo, Gerard Deulofeu, Yerry Mina and Marlon. highly coveted capture of Coutinho for £142 million (€157.39 million) was thing short of a disaster, with former Liverpool man on loan at Bayern Munich and likely to be sold this summer.

Ousmane Dembele, who was signed for £105 million (€116.39 million), has been bogged down by a series of injuries and has hardly featured much for Blaugrana. Nelson Semedo has been a success and has established himself as a rotational right-back along with Sergio Roberto, while Gerard Deulofeu, Yerry Mina, Paulinho and Marlon were shipped off after a rar disappointing stint at club. 

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20128-19 season saw Barcelona make some astute purchases with Malcom, Clement Lenglet, Arthur, Arturo Vidal and Jean-Clair Todibo all making a move to Camp u. former Bordeaux winger did t receive much game-time before being shipped off to Zenit, while Jean-Clair Todibo is out on loan with Barcelona eyeing him as a future regular. Arturo Vidal has been a rotational option in midfield, while Lenglet and Arthur established mselves as first-team regulars. However, Arthur has w been shipped off to Juventus in return for a 30-year-old Miralem Pjanic. 

2019-20 season saw LaLiga champions purchase Antoine Griezmann, Frenkie De Jong, Neto, Martin Braithwaite, Junior Firpo, Emerson and Marc Cucurella. Griezmann, signed for €120 million from rivals Atletico Madrid, has failed to replicate his form at Camp u, while same case could be made for De Jong, who joined from Ajax for €75 million. Emerson, Neto and Firpo have all struggled to get game-time, with Firpo currently on loan at Real Betis. Cucurella has been sold, bought and sold again in quick succession, while Brathwaite has been underwhelming as Dembele's injury replacement. 

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Barcelona have spent more than £1 billion (€1.1 billion) in past six seasons, with only a handful of those transfers being able to stake a regular place in side. Despite spending close to £508 million (€563 million( on finding third leg for Messi-Suarez combination, club have quite sensationally failed to fill void of Neymar who left three seasons ago. Blaugrana's problems are set to worsen with core of side w entering final st of ir careers, with Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Gerrard Pique, Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal, Jordi Alba and w Pjanic all above of 30.

t only does Barcelona board need to replace ir world-class quality, but have to do it ecomically considering current financial crisis. Furrmore, arch-rivals Real Madrid have made some astute purchases since splurging on Gareth Bale and are currently heading Barcelona vs Real Madrid LaLiga title race. Blaugrana board will have to get ir transfer right this summer, something y've failed to do in past six seasons or are in danger of falling furr behind Los Blancos. 

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