Posted on October 20, 2021 at 4:30 am by AM In 2017, PSG managed to recruit Kylian Mbappé who was nevertheless coveted by many clubs, like FC Barcelona as revealed by Josep Maria Bartomeu . During the summer of 2017, the PSG struck very hard by recruiting in particular Neymar for 222M €. An amount that FC Barcelona had to reinvest to replace the Brazilian. With this in mind, Barça recruited Ousmane Dembélé and Philippe Coutinho , which proved to be failures since the two players did not meet expectations. And yet, FC Barcelona could have recruited Kylian Mbappé as revealed by Josep Maria Bartomeu , who was president of the blaugrana club at that time. “We had the opportunity to sign Mbappé, but the technical staff preferred Ousmane Dembélé because they wanted a player who could open the field (… ) Some expensive players have not lived up to expectations, this is normal in football. At the time, these 2 recruitments were applauded by all – Coutinho came because Iniesta was leaving, he was the best in England. Dembele arrived because of Neymar's departure, ”he told TV3. 
Bartomeu could have recruited Mbappé
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