Per body: Phelan and Lafinia cost Barcelona 125 million euros, and they obviously failed to meet expectations

December 28-the last two transfer windows, in the club’s financial difficulties, Barcelona still spent 125 million euros to bring in Phelan Torres and Lafinia. However, with the value of the two men, the fans of the Rossoneri are obviously not satisfied with them. The Daily Sports commented on their performance.
For some loyal Barcelona fans, spending a high transfer fee on a player means that they are expected to do well in a short period of time. If there is one thing that is not lacking in Barcelona’s context, it is patience. If you spend a high transfer fee for a player instead of betting on a player in La Masia’s youth camp, the demand for the former will be maximized. Against this backdrop, Barcelona’s last two major deals were 65 million euros for Phelan Torres and 60 million euros for Lafinia. The two players are considered to be very important to Barcelona’s present and future, and when they have come to the fore, they should reach world-class standards.
Lafinia from Brazil and Phelan Torres from Valencia met in Barcelona with a certain sense of urgency. Due to Barcelona’s financial trough and the lack of leaders, they are in urgent need of young talent who can lead the team’s future planning.
Phelan Torres landed in the Nou Camp in January after a great effort by Barcelona. To this end, the Rossoneri paid a transfer fee of 65 million euros to Manchester City, where Guardiola is located. Under the operation of mentor and agent Deco, Lafinia joined Barcelona from Leeds in July and the Brazilian is considered a confident, bold, tough and talented winger.
For almost half of the season, both Phelan Torres and Lafinia admitted that they had failed to adapt to a certain extent or failed to show a convincing performance. However, they also have some bright spots, such as Phelan Torres’s wonderful goal against Bilbao in the King’s Cup or Lafinia’s outstanding performance against Baradolid. However, they did not get a stable position and showed a decisive performance. More importantly, their performance is not stable.
So far this season, whether in the national team or at the club, they have made it clear that they still need to go further, especially at the club. In the process, Phelan Torres played 27 games, including 15 for Barcelona but only seven starts, with seven goals and two assists. Lafinia played 23 games, 18 of which represented Barcelona (10 starts), with two goals and four assists.
Obviously, Barcelona will be patient with them now and in the near future. But at the same time, Barcelona obviously have certain expectations for them, with the passage of time, the club’s expectations of them will be higher and higher. There is no doubt that the first three months of 2023 will be key.