Ranking the 10 worst Barcelona transfers in the last decade

#3 Malcom

Malcom showed flashes of his brilliance at the Camp Nou

Barcelona's procurement of Malcom in 2018 came as a surprise transfer for the entire footballing world. The Brazilian youngster was moments away from being announced at Roma when Barca hijacked the deal in the final hour.

Two years since, Malcom has been sold to Zenit St Petersburg for €40m. The acquisition of the 24-year-old forward seems pointless as he remained on the fringes of the first team for the entirety of his Barcelona career. Not only does the club still owe money to Bordeaux for this transfer, Malcom's career seems to have stalled in Russia after a promising start.

Seldom occurs a deal where all parties involved end up losing, but Malcom's transfer to Barcelona certainly fits that bill.

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#2 Miralem Pjanić

Pjanić experienced a horrid debut season

In 2020, Barcelona and Juventus partook in a swap-deal that involved Arthur Melo and Miralem Pjanić. A year on from this collaborative transfer, it is safe to say that this deal has turned out to be one of the worst in the history of swap-deals.

Signed for €60m, Pjanić made a total of 19 league appearances last season, of which only six were starts. It became painfully obvious as the season progressed that Ronald Koeman did not consider the Bosnian midfielder as part of his plans. Pjanić is yet to make a goal contribution for Barcelona.

Tottenham suffer Miralem Pjanic blow as Barcelona outcast makes decision on transfer movehttps://t.co/HjF3nKYyJP

— Express Sport (@DExpress_Sport) July 21, 2021

The five-time Champions League winners are already looking to offload the 31-year-old versatile playmaker after a single season. Barcelona have reportedly even offered to terminate Pjanic's contract in an attempt to tackle the financial crisis they have dug themselves into.

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#1 Philippe Coutinho

Coutinho was supposed to be the next superstar at Barca

Ironic and poetic at the same time, Philippe Coutinho's gargantuous transfer to the Camp Nou is an accurate summation of what is wrong at the club. The Brazilian sensation became Barcelona's most expensive signing of all time in 2018, with an initial fee of €120m.

With €29m (excluding the €40m add ons) still owed for this deal to Liverpool, Coutinho's hefty price tag was understandably accompanied by insurmountable expectations. However, injuries and positional differences have turned this dream move into a nightmare.

🚨 AC Milan and Barcelona are in talks for the transfer of Philippe Coutinho 🇧🇷. The Italian side would offer €20M to sign the Brazilian midfielder.🔴🔵 #ACMilan #Barca(Skysports🌖 via @ActualiteBarca)

— Football Transfers (@Transferzone00) July 19, 2021

Coutinho has scored a paltry 23 goals in 90 matches for Barcelona. Adding salt to his side's wounds, Coutinho's exile at Bayern Munich saw him score two and assist one in a cameo appearance as the Bavarians thumped Barca 8-2 in 2019-20. This move is quite easily the worst transfer in Barcelona's history, let alone the decade.