These are the best signings made during Luis Enrique's tenure as head coach of FC Barcelona
3. Marc Andre Ter Stegen:
The German goalie joined Barcelona in the summer of 2014 for a transfer fee of €12m from Borussia Monchengladbach. At first he was backup in the league to Chile captain Claudio Bravo while he played in the Copa and Champions League. During his first season he won the treble and was very vital in the teams Champions League run, he was superb against Manchester City in the Round of 16, saving an Aguero penalty. He was absolutely wonderful against Bayern Munich (both legs) in the semis, during the second leg he produced the Champions League's save of the season. He also started in the 3-1 win over Juventus in the Champions League final.
In the Spanish Super Cup the following season, he was criticized for his performance in the first leg against Athletic Bilbao where he conceded 4 goals mostly from errors at the San Mames.
In 2016 Claudio left for Man City and he became the teams first team goalkeeper and he produced stellar performances especially in the 3-2 victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu which is arguably his best game as a Barcelona player. He also made errors especially away against Celta De Vigo.
2. Ivan Rakitic:
Ivan Rakitic joined the team for €18m from Sevilla after scoring 15 goals and making 17 assists after a stunning season where his team won the Europa League. He was a key player under Luis Enrique and featured 100 times in the league across 3 seasons while scoring 20 league goals.
On June 6th, 2015 he started and scored in the Champions League final against Juventus in Berlin which made it the second European final in a row he had scored in.
The formed a good understanding with Leo Messi on the right side and often assisted him notably for the second in the 3-0 trashing of Bayern at the Nou Camp. He is widely expected to remain at the club for a long, long time to come.
1. Luis Suarez:
The 30 year old joined the club for €82.3m after winning the golden shoe with Liverpool. He had to wait till October to debut for the club due to his FIFA ban. He ultimately made his debut in the 3-1 defeat at the Bernabeu against Real Madrid where he assisted Neymar for the opener.
He initially found goals hard to come by and he soon rediscovered his scoring touch. He started and scored in the Champions League final against Juventus from a rebound after Leo Messi's shot from outside was saved by Gigi Buffon.
He ended up scoring 127 goals under the Spanish coach including winning the golden shoe and Pichichi in 2016 after scoring 40 league goals.
3. Marc Andre Ter Stegen:
The German goalie joined Barcelona in the summer of 2014 for a transfer fee of €12m from Borussia Monchengladbach. At first he was backup in the league to Chile captain Claudio Bravo while he played in the Copa and Champions League. During his first season he won the treble and was very vital in the teams Champions League run, he was superb against Manchester City in the Round of 16, saving an Aguero penalty. He was absolutely wonderful against Bayern Munich (both legs) in the semis, during the second leg he produced the Champions League's save of the season. He also started in the 3-1 win over Juventus in the Champions League final.
In the Spanish Super Cup the following season, he was criticized for his performance in the first leg against Athletic Bilbao where he conceded 4 goals mostly from errors at the San Mames.
In 2016 Claudio left for Man City and he became the teams first team goalkeeper and he produced stellar performances especially in the 3-2 victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu which is arguably his best game as a Barcelona player. He also made errors especially away against Celta De Vigo.
2. Ivan Rakitic:
Ivan Rakitic joined the team for €18m from Sevilla after scoring 15 goals and making 17 assists after a stunning season where his team won the Europa League. He was a key player under Luis Enrique and featured 100 times in the league across 3 seasons while scoring 20 league goals.
On June 6th, 2015 he started and scored in the Champions League final against Juventus in Berlin which made it the second European final in a row he had scored in.
The formed a good understanding with Leo Messi on the right side and often assisted him notably for the second in the 3-0 trashing of Bayern at the Nou Camp. He is widely expected to remain at the club for a long, long time to come.
1. Luis Suarez:
The 30 year old joined the club for €82.3m after winning the golden shoe with Liverpool. He had to wait till October to debut for the club due to his FIFA ban. He ultimately made his debut in the 3-1 defeat at the Bernabeu against Real Madrid where he assisted Neymar for the opener.
He initially found goals hard to come by and he soon rediscovered his scoring touch. He started and scored in the Champions League final against Juventus from a rebound after Leo Messi's shot from outside was saved by Gigi Buffon.
He ended up scoring 127 goals under the Spanish coach including winning the golden shoe and Pichichi in 2016 after scoring 40 league goals.
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