Hit or miss? Six stars Barcelona let leave

Not many players leave Barcelona to go on to better things and, as recent buy-back clauses in La Masia youngsters Gerard Deulofeu and Adama Traore’s contracts show, the Catalans are keen on insurance policies.

However, Barca have allowed some high-profile players to depart in recent seasons, with Pedro just the latest. Have, or will, the Nou Camp club come to rue any exits? Coral experts consider…

Yet, the composed midfield schemer’s time at the Allianz Arena has been riddled by injuries and, though his talent is evident, he is still to prove a consistent fixture.

Having hit 129 in 198 for the Catalans, the club, and apparently unconvinced coach Pep Guardiola, rather ruthlessly traded the Cameroonian in a part-exchange deal with Inter Milan for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Although Barca have lifted another treble since Eto’o left, it was he who proved his point first, winning a trio of trophies with Inter and beating his former club along the way in 2010.

Once back in the Nou Camp fold, however, Fabregas found his face no longer fit, and failed to show his true talents consistently in a less direct set-up.