FC Barcelona has emerged as possibly the greatest football club in the last decade. Their utter dominance in both the Spanish top division and in Europe has seen them become one of the most successful and the most feared sides to play against.
So, it is not surprising to see players lining up to move to the Camp Nou on a whim. The Blaugrana have had free will when it comes to the transfer market and have been able to attract the top talent over the years. However, while there have been plenty of success stories, there have also been some miserable failures.
With the January transfer window open, amidst all the transfer fever among the fans, we at SoccerSouls give you two of the best and the worst transfers made by the current La Liga holders in the last decade:
The Uruguayan striker makes it to the list despite his short tenure in Spain, considering how much he has gone on to achieve in just over two years.
Suarez arrived from Liverpool for a fee of £65 million in the summer of 2014, but did not debut until late October, due to an ongoing ban for his actions during the FIFA World Cup in 2014. However, since his delayed first appearance, the Uruguayan has reached enormous heights with Barcelona and along with Lionel Messi and Neymar has formed a tremendous attacking trio that is arguably the greatest front three in the game ever. Suarez scored 59 times last term and went on to became the first player to beat Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the Pichichi and Golden Boot awards since compatriot Diego Forlan in 2009.
Suarez’s aggressive and tenacious approach has given Barca a cutting edge, an alternate dimension that they seemed to have lacked for some time in the attacking third and it has led them to a treble and domestic double in consecutive seasons.
Having played the role of the apprentice for years, Gerard Pique is well and truly the leader of the Barcelona defence now. The Spaniard has managed to emerge from the shadows of Barca legend Carles Puyol to become one of the finest defenders in the game over the last couple of seasons.
A former youth academy product, Pique was shipped out to Manchester United but was brought back to the club in 2008. And since then, the centre-back has lifted a mind-boggling 24 trophies with Barcelona including two trebles and looks hungry for more.
He may get involved in controversies off the field due to his statements, due to which he may not be liked by many, but there is no doubt that Pique is one of the best centre-backs in the current generation and has been a great addition to the Barcelona defence.
The Brazilian Keirrison was signed in 2009 from Palmeiras for £10 million. He was loaned out to Benfica, where he disappointed extremely and with a lack of opportunities that came his way, Barcelona decided to ship him out to Fiorentina in January 2010, where he made 10 appearances, scoring 2 goals in the process.
However, that loan move also ended prematurely and he next moved back to Brazil to play for Santos where he flattered to deceive again. After two more temporary spells with Cruzeiro and Coritiba and after five years, Barcelona finally decided to wash their hands off him and Keirrison moved permanently to Coritiba in 2014.
Five years, not a single appearance for Barca, he is definitely one of the worst transfers the Blaugrana have ever made, without a doubt.
Barcelona brought in defender Dmytro Chygrynskiy for a fee of £18 million from Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in 2009 and was highly rated by the then Blaugrana manager Pep Guardiola.
Chygrynskiy came in with a history of injury troubles and things did not go well for him at the Camp Nou as he spent most of his first season on the sidelines, hampered by injuries. The Ukrainian international featured only 12 times in that season and was sold back to Shakhtar ahead of the subsequent season by new president Sandro Rosell for around £10.8 million, despite Guardiola wanting to retain him.
Barcelona took a substantial loss on the player who only played a handful of times, which warrants Chygrynskiy’s place on this list.
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