The majority of Barcelona’s transfers over the course of the past decade or so have been a mixed bag, particularly during the time that Josep Bartomeu has been in charge.

However, despite the fact that they were successful in signing a number of outstanding players, like Luis Suarez, Ivan Rakitic, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen, amongst others, the most of their plans were unsuccessful.

Javier Bordas, who was serving as Barcelona’s sporting director at the time, has recently disclosed the details of a number of attempted transfers that ultimately did not materialize for the club. There are names that have the capacity to alter the legacy of the club at the time, and they have the ability to keep them at the very highest level of European football.

He brought up Erling Haaland as one of the names that he mentioned. Given that he is currently at the pinnacle of his game and has scored 36 goals in the Premier League this season, the striker for Manchester City was reportedly available for twenty million euros at an early stage.

During that time, I had a conversation with Raiola, and he was prepared to sell him for twenty million euros. “However, he also desired a commission of twenty million euros, and I was just a simple manager who proposed things. However, there was a technical team that had to accommodate him,” Bordas disclosed, as reported by MARC.

In addition, Kylian Mbappe should not be overlooked. Despite the fact that he was a massive fan of Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo when he was younger, his narrative of coming so close to signing with Barcelona is well-known. He was one of the players that Barcelona considered for the role of Neymar’s replacement in the year 2017.

This would have cost one hundred million euros. When we were looking for a replacement for Neymar, Mbappe offered himself as a candidate. It was because of the presence of the BBC trio (Benzema, Bale, and Cristiano) that he did not want to come to Real Madrid. However, Barcelona preferred Dembele, and then Coutinho.

According to him, Coutinho is the worst player that Barcelona has ever acquired in its history.

The signing of Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United in 2017 was estimated to have cost approximately €130 million. Dembele was brought in to replace Ney. Taking into consideration the passage of six years, it is reasonable to assert that things have not transpired in the manner that was anticipated.

As a matter of fact, the indications were obvious from the beginning, and as a consequence, Barcelona was looking to get Neymar back, as Bordas stated.

“Neymar was on the verge of moving abroad to Madrid. Due to the fact that I had a positive relationship with him, I traveled to Paris in order to look after him. The only player for whom Paris Saint-Germain had made a proposal to sell to us was him. It was a very shrewd proposition.

“But Barcelona had a change of heart. At the moment, I was considering offering my resignation. It’s a pretty frustrating situation. Attempting a great number of different things, none of which are successful. He continued by saying, “I did not leave Barcelona because I liked it so much.”

Thibaut Courtois was also named by Bordas. In 2014, Barcelona made the decision to replace Victor Valdes and Jose Pinto with Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Claudio Bravo. Courtois was recommended to Barcelona at that time.

It was also possible for me to bring in the name of Courtois. It was during my time at Atletico Madrid. However, the coaches decided to sign ter Stegen and Bravo instead of him going to Chelsea. He would have loved to move to Barcelona though.

After some time, he also acknowledged Lionel Messi, writing his appreciation in the same manner that the majority of people do: “Messi is a genius, a phenomenon.” All-time best ever. A very regulated and exclusive gathering. He is a wonderful father, he is married, and he is deeply in love with his wife. A horny Neymar is here.