Since the signing of Dembélé, if not Rakitić, characteristic trait of Barcelona transfer management crystallized: they tend to spend hilarious or at least overshot money on talented players, sometimes real gems, like Coutinho near his peak, and then use them everywhere except in a position where such players have already blossomed. Hence different paths towards the same end point --- grim game depression, sometimes even total déclassement, --- for Coutinho, Griezmann, Umtiti, and Frenkie de Jong. However, Dembélé has been, and continues to be, likely the best player of Barcelona under Xavi, as weak as a coach Creus is. Despite clashes with moronic president Laporta, Ousmane even enacted a spectacular comeback as the top assistant of La Liga 2021/22 season.