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Transfer window verdict: How Barcelona fared in the summer window

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We’re a few days past the end of the summer transfer window, and so the inquest can begin as to whether Barcelona had a successful one or not.

Even before taking into account the comings and goings, the fact that a new big-name signing had to wait until the third game of the season to be registered is clearly unacceptable.

Yes, the financial mess that’s been created isn’t necessarily Joan Laporta’s doing, but that’s not the point.

The president, along with a sporting director in Deco that many culers are still not convinced by, could, and probably should have been a bit more honest in their transfer dealings.