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Top 10 worst signings made by FC Barcelona

By Chiranjib Ghosh

Barcelona's Ukrainian defender Dmytro Chygrynskiy (front) vies with Zaragoza's forward Angel Javier Arizmendi during their Spanish League football match on October 25, 2009 at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. AFP PHOTO/LLUIS GENE (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
Barcelona's Ukrainian defender Dmytro Chygrynskiy (front) vies with Zaragoza's forward Angel Javier Arizmendi during their Spanish League football match on October 25, 2009 at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. AFP PHOTO/LLUIS GENE (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images) /
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9-Gerard Lopez-

He arrived at the Camp Nou from Valencia in 2000 for a fee of €22 million. Lopez regularly appeared in his early days at the club but injuries started to curtail his career. He was then released on a free transfer.

FUKUROI, JAPAN – AUGUST 04: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Gerard Lopez of Barcelona in action during the pre-season friendly match between Jubilo Iwata and FC Barcelona at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa on August 4, 2004 in Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan. (Photo by Hiroki Watanabe/Getty Images)
FUKUROI, JAPAN – AUGUST 04: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Gerard Lopez of Barcelona in action during the pre-season friendly match between Jubilo Iwata and FC Barcelona at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa on August 4, 2004 in Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan. (Photo by Hiroki Watanabe/Getty Images) /

He cannot be considered a complete disaster but he failed to cement a spot in the first-team and his release meant a huge loss for Barcelona.

His career then started to decline after he left Monaco for Recreativo. He now is the manager of the Barcelona B side

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