The striker netted just 15 goals in two years at Camp Nou but he was afforded just 22 starts and could easily revive his career at Borussia Dortmund
At the end of his first season at Barcelona, Paco Alcacer was pretty happy with his lot.
Granted, he had spent the most of the 2016-17 campaign serving as the main back-up for Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar, but, as the striker was quick to point out, where was the shame in that?
"I have the best striker in the world ahead of me, to the right the best player in the world and on the left the best in the near future," he reasoned.