Deco has been chatting about the summer transfer window in a new interview and highlighted how it was a tricky time.
The sporting director revealed he did receive offers for some of Barca’s first-team players but had to resist the temptation to sell.
“There were offers for several of our players, but we were clear that we didn’t want to lose important players. If we’re building a team, we can’t undo it. We have to raise the level, not lower it, and selling an important player means lowering it,” he told Barca One.
“We couldn’t fall into the temptation of selling, but it wasn’t easy.