Having paid Real Betis their share of the Emerson Royal transfer to gain full ownership of the player, Barcelona seemed set in the right-back department.
However, around 40 days later, the La Liga side agreed to sell the Brazilian to Tottenham Hotspur, who were looking on the market for a player in his position, releasing Serge Aurier from his contract a bit later.
While Spurs fans are yet to see their man in a white shirt, Barcelona might already be regretting their decision to sell the player following an injury to Sergiño Dest while on duty with the USMNT.
Now a doubt for the game against Sevilla and potentially Bayern Munich, the right-back sees the Catalan side having to look at their squad depth for alternatives.
Their problem is that Sergi Roberto is also out, so he might also not be available.
Emerson Royal would have been the next man up, but Sport explain ‘Tottenham’s offer was irresistible to the interest of Barca’, which is why they let him go.
Ronald Koeman even gave the move the green light, feeling he was already well covered in the role, which we can now see isn’t really the case.
His only option now is 22-year-old Oscar Mingueza, who is more of a natural centre-back.
