10 most expensive transfers in Barcelona history

Modified Mar 16, 2021 02:28 GMT

Antoine Griezmann is one of the most expensive transfers in Barcelona history.

#3 Antoine Griezmann - €120 million (2019)

Antoine Griezmann had a difficult first season at Barcelona after arriving from Atletico Madrid on a huge transfer in the summer of 2019.

He is yet to take full flight at Barcelona, but the Frenchman is enjoying a better second season at the club. He has netted 13 times and provided 11 assists in the 2020-21 season.

GOAL! Griezmann doubles Barcelona's lead with an excellent finish of his own. pic.twitter.com/roQIBjxYGk
— Goal (@goal) March 15, 2021

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If he continues his rich vein of recent form for the club, Barcelona may well win a silverware this season after an indifferent start to their campaign.

#2 Ousmane Dembele - €135 million (2017)

The jury is still out on Ousmane Dembele after Barcelona landed the French winger on a big-money signing four summers ago.

The former Borussia Dortmund man is yet to get going at the Camp Nou and has struggled under the pressure of his enormous price tag.

Dembele has scored just 27 times in over 100 appearances for the club, which is a pale return compared to his exploits at Dortmund.

He was on the verge of leaving Barcelona at the start of the season but stayed put at the club. But his performances this campaign haven't exactly set the stage on fire as he faces an uncertain future at the club.

2 - Ousmane Dembélé 🇫🇷 has scored two goals in his last two appearances for @FCBarcelona in all competitions, after scoring just one in his previous 16 matches. Revitalized. pic.twitter.com/F0n5wlNJtK
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 3, 2021

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#1 Philippe Coutinho - €145 million (2017)

Philippe Coutinho arrived at Barcelona in 2017 on a gargantuan €145 million transfer but has struggled to replicate his Liverpool form.

A return of 23 goals and 14 assists in 90 appearances is a massively underwhelming one for the Brazilian who came to Camp Nou with much fanfare.

Considered surplus to requirements, he was loaned out to Bayern Munich last season.

Coutinho added insult to injury by scoring against Barcelona in the quarter-finals en route to winning the continental treble.

2 - Philippe Coutinho has made two assists in his last two appearances in LaLiga, as many as he did in his previous 44 games for Barcelona in all competitions (2). Confidence. pic.twitter.com/VB7s12Mjvu
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 2, 2020

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Subsequently recalled to the club at the start of the season, Coutinho has only made 14 appearances, scoring three goals. Like Dembele, he, too, faces an uncertain future at Barcelona.

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