FC Barcelona have certainly made a number of strange additions throughout history that have not worked out, which has raised questions about what the directors and the upper management at the club are doing.
Indeed, there is an argument that things need to get better for the Camp Nou giants as soon as possible, although with the current fallout being suffered by the Catalan behemoths, there will be questions about how much worse it can get before it gets any better. Bettors may also feel the same about the bookmakers and casinos they use as well but they can feel as though they are in good hands if they visit German portal sportwetten24.com.
Here are just some of the weirdest and strangest acquisitions that FC Barcelona have made in recent memory:
Kevin-Prince Boateng
The Ghana international is considered to be one of the poorest La Liga champions’ records in its 120-year history, as he only managed to make four appearances (three La Liga games, Copa del Rey) and scored just a goal once.
Since then, he has become a benchmark for how not to use the transfer market in January.
Before the unveiling ceremony, even Boateng himself admitted that he thought his agent was joking with him when he relayed the message that Barcelona Football Club called to bring him to the Camp Nou.
Arda Turan
In the end, the Turk was acquired from domestic rivals Atletico Madrid in 2016 with a value of about $37 million, with a further $7.7 million in bonuses and add ons, however it is unlikely the Catalans ever had to fork out the additional fees. Due to FIFA sanctions, the Turkey international made his debut late and never took Neymar’s place from the starting XI.
In addition, his return of 15 goals in 55 games is negligible.
Alex Song
Alex Song signed for FC Barcelona in 2012 from Arsenal in a deal worth around €19m and it remains one of the most baffling deals to have ever happened in the history of Blaugrana.
The midfielder was not a good fit for the Catalans, as he did not have the mobility or the vision to be a successful fit for the La Liga giants.
The 32-year-old returned to the Premier League in 2014 with West Ham United on loan until his Barcelona contract expired two years later.
He then signed up for Russian club Rubin Kazan before ending up in Switzerland with FC Sion.
Martin Braithwaite
FC Barcelona certainly managed to outdo themselves, though, when they acquired Martin Braithwaite in 2020.
The club were given a special allowance by the league to sign an emergency striker outside the January transfer window, however his club at that moment – Leganes – were not allowed to replace him.
Considering the Denmark international had only scored eight goals in the Championship for Middlesbrough over two seasons, perhaps spending £15 million on him should have raised red flags almost immediately, despite bagging six in 24 for Leganes during the first part of the season.
