5 big money flops signed by Barcelona under Bartomeu’s leadership

#2 Paco Alcacer (£27m from Valencia)

Once a bright star, Alcacer's career at Barca has been a failure

The Next Big Thing who has become the Forgotten Man, Alcacer’s prospects and career has faded faster than the scruples of a Nigerian politician.

At Valencia and in the Spanish press, a lot of good things were being said about the player before he moved to Barca. His size, technique, and style of play reminded many of a certain David “El Guaje” Villa.

It was widely believed that following the decline of Fernando Torres and Villa, the then-22-year old would be the standard bearer for La Furia Roja’s frontline.

Then came his ill-fated move to Barca in 2016 where it has gone downhill since. He was brought in under Enrique to offer a different attacking threat from the MSN trident (Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, and Neymar).

Alcacer was never going to displace to be able to displace a trio that had scored a mind-boggling 122 goals in the treble-winning 2014/2015 season.

The Torrent-born striker has never got going for the Blaugrana despite scoring a respectable 15 goals in 50 appearances till date.

Alongside Gomes, he is another example of the failed Valencia-to-Barcelona route (only Villa and Jordi Alba have been successes in recent years).