5 players who did not deserve to play for Barcelona

#3 Philippe Christanval

Philippe Christanval playing for France

Philippe Christanval arrived at Barcelona as a budding youngster with the potential to become a world-class centre-half in the future. His agile and energetic performances with Monaco compelled the La Liga giants to fork out a whopping €17 million for the Frenchman's services in 2001.

However, Christanval seemed to be a shadow of his former self with Barcelona. Included in France's World Cup squad of 2002 due to his immense potential, the once-promising prospect failed to register even a single minute on the pitch in the elusive competition. Unfortunately for Christanval, he developed a knack for giving away possession in crucial areas, which resulted in a significant drop in his game time.

In his two seasons with Barcelona, Christanval's appalling inconsistency prevented him from acquiring a first-team spot. Rather than giving him more time, the Catalans wisely decided to cut their losses short and sent him to Marseille in 2003 on a free transfer. He retired in 2008, aged 30, proving that Barcelona were dead wrong in letting him don the fabled Blaugrana jersey.

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#2 Douglas

Douglas was one of the worst Barcelona signings ever

Winner of two La Liga titles and a Champions League trophy, Douglas finally departed Barcelona in 2019, five years after joining the club. However, the Brazilian full-back could only muster eight games during this period. Having been bought for a fee of €4 million from Sao Paulo, Douglas spent three seasons out on loan at various clubs.

A peculiar transfer under the Josep Bartomeu regime, Douglas was 24 at the time of his signing, eliminating the youth factor behind his signing. Culers were accustomed to Dani Alves' style at the time and expected something similar, if not the same, from their new right-back. However, Douglas was unable to replicate even a single ounce of Alves' style, all the while failing to exude anything unique.

His offensive output was practically non-existent, and he spent most of his time contracted to Barcelona, either on loan or at the treatment table. Regarded as one of the worst signings in the club's history, Douglas is now at Besiktas, carrying a woeful market value of €100,000 at the age of 31.

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#1 Kevin-Prince Boateng

Boateng scored zero goals for the club

If a list was devised, containing the weirdest transfers to have ever materialized in football, Kevin-Prince Boateng's move to Barcelona would march into it without any protest. The Ghanaian playmaker was inexplicably picked up by the Spanish giants in the winter of 2019 from Sassuolo on loan for six months.

Having played for the likes of Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund, the erratic attacker played his best football at AC Milan. Had Barcelona signed him during the early 2010s, no one would've batted an eye as Boateng was considered to be a reliable provider back then. However, his career took a huge nosedive after departing the San Siro.

In 2019, the veteran midfielder had become a washed-up has-been and was slumming it out with Italian minnows Sassuolo. Predictably, Boateng failed to accomplish anything with Barcelona, playing only four games with no goal contributions. There is a possibility that this move could've worked had it occurred in the past but in 2019, Boateng definitely did not deserve to play for a club of Barcelona's stature.

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