Barcelona are currently in financial crisis, but that has not prevented them from putting together a €65 million package to sign Ferran Torres from Manchester City in January 2022.
Let’s find out who are Barcelona’s most expensive signings ever!
David Villa - €40m (from Valencia, 2010)
One of the best and most underrated attackers of his generation, David Villa was almost 29 when he signed for Barcelona for a rather hefty fee given his age.
However, he soon paid back the investment with a stunning first season at Camp Nou. He scored 23 goals as Barca won a La Liga and Champions League double.
After helping his side win a domestic double and march to the semi-finals of the Champions League, Frenkie de Jong was one of the most sought-after talents in world football in the summer of 2019.
After fluttering his eyelashes at the club for a number of years, Luis Suarez finally got the move he’d been dreaming of in 2014 when he left Liverpool to join Barcelona.
Dembele who had shown plenty of potential first with Rennes, then with Dortmund, was sought as a replacement for Neymar.
A €105m deal was thrashed out, with a possible €40m to follow in bonuses.
Dembele’s time at Barcelona has however been dominated by injury problems. The Frenchman has previously been linked with a move to United, but has now agreed a new five-year deal at Barcelona on a LOWER weekly wage.
According to Spanish outlet SPORT, the 24-year-old will sign a new deal next month.
By taking a lower fee home, Dembele will help reduce Barca’s overall wage bill, therefore helping to fund new signings.
Neymar’s transfer fee of €86 million was repaid comfortably by Neymar’s performances for the club and by remarkable profit for Barca with a €222 million move to PSG in August 2017.
In total the Brazilian talent scored 105 goals and 76 assists in just 186 games for the Spanish giants and won no less than six major titles.
The Swede striker signed a contract at the Catalan club in a deal equivalent to a €69.5m transfer from Internazionale (Inter Milan).
In the 2008/2009 Serie A season Zlatan Ibrahimovic led Inter Milan to victory being the top scorer in the whole season with 25 goals.
He left Barca after only one season as he did not fit in with the team both on the pitch and off the pitch. The Barca playing style did not require a typical number 9 like Zlatan. On top of the that he did not fit in well with the other teammates or Pep Guardiola who was the manager at the time. So, he got loaned to AC Milan in 2010/11 season and joined the team permanently in the next season.
— Mundo Deportivo
Ferran Torres will be the most expensive Spanish player in Barcelona’s history. 
Torres will cost €55m, exceeding the €40m fee Barça paid for David Villa in 2010.
