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Barcelona made huge transfer mistake letting these five stars leave - pundit
BARCELONA were wrong to allowed five of their star players leave the club in recent transfer windows.
Dani Alves scores SENSATIONAL volley goal against Monaco
That is according to pundit and Spanish football expert Terry Gibson.
Barcelona suffered a disappointing season both domestically and in Europe, finishing three points below Real Madrid at the top of La Liga and crashing out to Juventus in the Champions League.
The decision to let right-back Dani Alves leave last summer was heavily criticised, especially after he starred against Barca in the quarter-final win for the Old Lady.
Gibson agrees that was wrong and also were the sales of Pedro, Alexis Sanchez, Thiago Alcantara and Cesc Fabregas.
Alexis Sanchez joined Arsenal from Barcelona in 2014
Pedro, Alexis Sanchez, Thiago, Fabregas, there's certainly some who shouldn't have been allowed to leave Barcelona without being directly replaced
"It's glaringly obvious they need to balance the squad," he said on Sky Sports' La Liga Weekly.
"I look it now and the players they've allowed to leave in recent seasons haven't been replaced with the same quality.
"I'm baffled as to why Dani Alves left the club for instance, absolutely ludicrous.
"I'm totally baffled as to why that was allowed to happen.
Cesc Fabregas has won two Premier League titles at Chelsea since leaving Barcelona
"Pedro, Alexis Sanchez, Thiago, Fabregas, there's certainly some who shouldn't have been allowed to leave the club without being directly replaced, which they haven't."
Fabregas and Pedro joined Chelsea in 2014 and 2015 respectively, with Sanchez moving to Fabregas' old club Arsenal the same year as the midfielder headed to Stamford Bridge.
Barcelona academy graduate Thiago signed for Bayern Munich in 2013 and has become a star in the midfield for the German giants.
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