The former Ghana international was outrageously talented, but was never dialled in consistently enough to fulfil his potential
In January 2019, Barcelona realized they had a problem.
The Blaugrana were, at the time, on top of the La Liga table, and were favourites to go on and claim the title. However, with Munir El Haddadi sold to Sevilla, there was a realization their challenge could not be sustained on the back of Luis Suarez alone.
The Uruguayan forward was firmly entrenched as the first-choice striker at the club, but could not reasonably be expected to play every single minute.