5 most shocking decisions taken by Barcelona in the last decade

#2 Signing Lucas Digne

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Jordi Alba has undoubtedly been one of the world's standout left-backs ever since his return to Camp Nou in 2012, proving his usefulness in all of Barcelona's triumphs since then with his bombarding runs forward and astute defending while also forging a great relationship on the pitch with Lionel Messi.

However, for all of his brilliance, he is not eternal and would always have needed an understudy, and it is with this in mind that Barcelona sanctioned the purchase of Lucas Digne for €20.5 in 2016 from PSG.

The French international had failed to nail down a regular spot at the Parc des Princes in three years at the club and his stock did not improve much upon arriving Barcelona.

Digne always looked out of place in a fluid and dynamic Barcelona side, struggling to keep up pace with his teammates on the rare occasions that he did feature.

He was unsurprisingly sold to Everton in the summer of 2018 and his signing by Barcelona is further compounded by the fact that the club let the highly rated young left-back Alex Grimaldo leave for Benfica few months earlier despite the fact that he was steeped in Barcelona's culture, having been through the ranks in La Masia.