3 Worst signings in Barcelona's history

Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk - UEFA Champions League
Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk - UEFA Champions League

#3 Dmytro Chyhrynskyi (From Shakhtar Donetsk, €25m, 2009)

Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk - UEFA Super Cup
Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk - UEFA Super Cup

Barcelona signed Dmytro Chyhrynskyi from Shakhtar Donetsk in a rather surprising move in the summer of 2009. The Catalan giants made countless negotiations and bids before spending a staggering €25 million to rope in the Ukrainian defender on a five-year deal.

The centre-back ended up playing for the Blaugrana only for a single season before Shakhtar Donetsk re-signed him in a €15 million deal the following summer.

Chyhrynskyi, who made his Barcelona debut in their 2-0 win over Getafe in La Liga in September 2009, went on to make just 13 more appearances in all competitions for the Spanish titans before his exit. His last appearance in the Catalan colours came during a 3-1 league win over Xerez in March 2010.

Despite failing to make his mark in Barcelona, the 33-year-old can boast of having won La Liga and the FIFA Club World Cup during his short stay in Spain.

Chyhrynskyi, who was the first-ever Ukrainian player to play for Barcelona, is currently turning out for Greek outfit AEK Athens. He also counts Metalurh Zaporizhya and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk as his former employers.

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