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Barcelona's most expensive signings ever

sportsmole.co.uk, 5 June 2024, 19:28
Barcelona's well-documented financial problems have made it difficult for them to pay out substantial transfer fees in recent years, but they have previously been huge spenders.

The Catalan outfit currently have to be more inventive in the market in order to boost their squad, but they have spent over €100m (£85m) on a single player three times during their history.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the club's most expensive signings of all time.

10. Ferran Torres - £46.8m

From: Manchester City

Date: December 28, 2021

Age at the time: 21

Barcelona appearances: 113

Barcelona goals: 25

Honours at Barcelona

La Liga (1): 2022-23

Spanish Super Cup (1): 2023

9. Raphinha - £49.3m

From: Leeds United

Date: July 15, 2022

Age at the time: 25

Barcelona appearances: 87

Barcelona goals: 20

Honours at Barcelona

La Liga (1): 2022-23

Spanish Super Cup (1): 2023

8. Miralem Pjanic - £51m

From: Juventus

Date: June 29, 2020

Age at the time: 30

Barcelona appearances: 120

Barcelona goals: 29

Honours at Barcelona

Copa del Rey (1): 2010-11

7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - £59.1m

From: Inter Milan

Date: July 27, 2009

Age at the time: 27

Barcelona appearances: 46

Barcelona goals: 22

Honours at Barcelona

La Liga (1): 2009-10

Spanish Super Cup (2): 2009, 2010

UEFA Super Cup (1): 2009

FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2009

6. Luis Suarez - £69.5m

From: Liverpool

Date: July 11, 2014

Age at the time: 27

Barcelona appearances: 283

Barcelona goals: 198

Honours at Barcelona

La Liga (4): 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19

Copa del Rey (4): 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18

Spanish Super Cup (2): 2016, 2018

Champions League (1): 2014-15

UEFA Super Cup (1): 2015

FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2015

5. Frenkie de Jong - £73m

From: Ajax

Date: July 1, 2019

Age at the time: 21

Barcelona appearances: 213

Barcelona goals: 17

Honours at Barcelona

La Liga (1): 2022-23

Spanish Super Cup (1): 2023

Copa del Rey (1): 2020-21

4. Neymar - £74.8m

From: Santos

Date: June 3, 2013

Age at the time: 21

Barcelona appearances: 186

Barcelona goals: 105

Honours at Barcelona

La Liga (2): 2014-15, 2015-16

Spanish Super Cup (1): 2013

Champions League (1): 2014-15

FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2015

Copa del Rey (3): 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17

3. Antoine Griezmann - £102m

From: Atletico Madrid

Date: July 12, 2019

Age at the time: 28

Barcelona appearances: 102

Barcelona goals: 35

Honours at Barcelona

Copa del Rey (1): 2020-21

2. Ousmane Dembele - £114.8m

From: Borussia Dortmund

Date: August 28, 2017

Age at the time: 20

Barcelona appearances: 185

Barcelona goals: 40

Honours at Barcelona

La Liga (3): 2017-18, 2018-19, 2022-23

Spanish Super Cup (2): 2018, 2023

Copa del Rey (2): 2017-18, 2020-21

1. Philippe Coutinho - £114.8m

From: Liverpool

Date: January 6, 2018

Age at the time: 25

Barcelona appearances: 106

Barcelona goals: 26

Honours at Barcelona

La Liga (2): 2017-18, 2018-19

Spanish Super Cup (1): 2018

Copa del Rey (1): 2017-18

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