Many fans of the Spanish team Barcelona believe that the team has started to crumble after the departure of Brazilian samba star Neymar from the team in August 2017, The player terminated his contract with the team and moved to Paris Saint-Germain in a historic transfer worth 222 million euros.
A picture of the star Neymar in the Paris Saint-Germain shirt - Source: failgoal website
Following Neymar’s departure, the Catalan team spent approximately 479 million euros to compensate for his absence. However, all those deals ended in failure, and the players eventually left the club.
Barcelona signed a group of players after Neymar’s departure, including:
– Philippe Coutinho for around 160 million euros.
– Ousmane Dembélé for a fee of 135 million euros from Borussia Dortmund.
– Antoine Griezmann for a fee of 120 million euros from Atlético Madrid.
– Trincão for a fee of 30 million euros.
– Martin Braithwaite for a fee of 18 million euros.
However, these players only scored a total of 107 goals during the six seasons after Neymar’s departure from the team.
In contrast, Neymar was able to score 105 goals with Barcelona during the four seasons he played with the Catalan team in 186 matches.
