5 Talking Points from Barcelona's January transfer window | La Liga 2019-2020 

#2 Past fails in the January window might have contributed to Barcelona caution

January signings have struggled at Barcelona

The European footballing season generally kicks off in the latter part of the summer and by autumn, it is already clear which teams would come good and those that would fall short of their objectives.

In light of this, the winter window is generally seen as an opportunity for underperforming clubs to strengthen, as well as unwanted players to be discarded and this desperation usually leads to hasty decisions, with selling clubs taking advantage of the situation by stating inflated valuations.

While some clubs like Marseille and Liverpool have struck gold with the signature of Dmitri Payet and Luis Suarez in the January transfer window, others have fallen way off the mark.

Barcelona are one of the clubs who find themselves in the latter category, with virtually all their recent January acquisitions failing to make a mark at the club.

Club-record Philippe Coutinho might be the most high-profile January bust, but the former Liverpool man is joined by players like Yerry Mina, Jeison Murillo, and Kevin-Prince Boateng who arrived in January and left without any legacy.

It might have been with their recent failings in the winter transfer window in mind that the Barcelona board decided to resist the temptation of making any signing and relying on the current crop to deliver till the end of the season.