Sergi Samper is one of the most hyped La Masia products in a long time, but his loan to Granada had not been very successful.
Of 12 La Liga matches, Samper started just half, and worse, he had only played the full ninety once.
Samper was not helped when Granada’s coach Paco Jémez was fired. He was thought to be a good teacher to Samper as a possession-oriented coach, but results were not going his way and he was dismissed.
Veteran manager Lucas Alcaraz was his replacement and, at first, he seemed unsure how to use the Catalan midfielder.