5 expensive summer signings who are still on the bench

1) Andre Gomes

Andre Gomes was one of the players that arrived at the Camp Nou as part of a summer spending spree but he cost more than the other recruits. The Portuguese international impressed during the European Championships when his team lifted the trophy by defeating the highly favored hosts, France.

The reason for Barcelona deciding to splash the cash was the lack of depth last season. The Catalans were cruising to the league title at a point until they faced Villarreal which proved to be the turning point of their season.

Barcelona went without a win for 4 weeks and Enrique did not have enough quality from the bench to change things up when it wasn’t working for them. They let Real Madrid and Atletico back in the race and needed to ensure they won their last few games before being able to celebrate their title

Gomes was the supposed to be the fix for that lack of depth but so far Barca are as reliant on their front three plus Iniesta as they were last season. The games Gomes has started he has failed to really light up the crowd and is now a €35 million option from the bench .