5 players who are lucky to be playing for Barcelona

By Manukrishnan S R

Modified Jan 16, 2018 21:40 GMT

Enter captionBarcelona have been incredibly successful over the years — Barcelona have been incredibly successful over the years

#3 Gerard Deulofeu

FC Barcelona v RCD Mallorca - Liga BBVA — Barcelona have tried to fit Gerard into the picture - but it is time to move on

Fair play to them, Barcelona refused to give up on Gerard Deulofeu.

Time and again.

Once a precocious prodigy at La Masia, great things were expected of the young lad. When Everton signed him on loan as a 19-year-old, it was considered a remarkable coup for the Toffees. He went on to have a decent season for the Blues, prompting Barca to promote him to their first team squad. Little did he know his career was about to take a downward spiral.

His career followed a disappointing loan spell at Sevilla, a return to Everton and another disappointing loan spell at Milan – yet, Barca activated their buy-back clause for Deulofeu in June 2017.

Their efforts at fulfilling his promise have been admirable – but maybe, it is time for all concerned parties to admit that Gerard’s future lies away from the Camp Nou.

Edited by Rupin Kale