5 changes Barcelona need to make next season

#2 Avoid the transfer mistakes of the recent past

The potential signing of Griezmann may be problematic

It needs to be said; Barcelona’s transfers have been abysmal over the last couple of seasons. Josep Bartomeu and his technical team; Eric Abidal (technical secretary), Jordi Mestre (director of football) and Jose Segura (general manager of footballing) have not done the best job in terms of player recruitment.

The €222m earned from the sale of Neymar to PSG was badly spent and no amount of whitewashing can change that.

In its desperation to show off as a still-big club following the Se Queda fiasco and the bloody nose PSG gave to it, the board showed ineptitude in signing Philippe Coutinho for an initial £105m (rising to £140m with add-ons) and Ousmane Dembele for £135.5m.

The French winger has only impressed in fits and starts as injury issues have hampered his game time. The same cannot be said for Coutinho who has been a massive disappointment since arriving from Liverpool.

The arrival of Arturo Vidal last season was another head-scratcher as the club already had Arthur, Busquets, Alena, and Rakitic in the same position.

The idea of Griezmann for a rumoured £105m does not sit well given that his best position is currently occupied by Messi.

The club will need to be far smarter in the market if they are to avoid making the same mistakes as before.