Reporter Han Bing reported that Memphis, who joined Barca in a high-profile manner last summer and almost completely fell out with his former owner Lyon, and like compatriot Luc De Jong, the fate of Barca seems to have come to an end. When Barca officials deliberately made a wonderful joining video for the scorer hand-picked by Koeman, the domineering lion's head tattoo behind Memphis combined with his goal collection made Barca fans feel excited for a while, thinking that the Dutch "Lionheart King" could join F. De Jong, and even add Winadum, who originally agreed to join the team, to form Barca's new Dutch central axis.
Unfortunately, Wijnadum was cut off by the higher-paid Paris for Barcelona's delay in signing the contract, and Memphis Depay became the focus of everyone's expectations.
Originally, Aguero and Brycevette were injured, Griezmann and Messi left the team, and Memphis was given plenty of time to prove himself. Memphis had eight goals and two assists in the first 14 rounds, especially even if Koeman was off, he could score four goals in a row during the reign of interim coach Sergey and new coach Xavi, but the subsequent hamstring strain ruined his Barca dream. Barca fans have also gradually found that Memphis can almost only brush data on weak teams, and once they play against strong teams, they are basically dumb. Barca against Atletico, Real Madrid, Betis and Vallecano, the four top 8 teams, Memphis did not win, and Barca also suffered four defeats. In particular, the defeat of the Madrid duo in October led directly to Koeman's ouster.
In the Champions League, Memphis handed over zero data in 6 appearances in the group stage, even against the weakest Dynamo Kiev could not score, resulting in Barca having to commit to the Europa League.
With a hamstring injury in December, and Bryce witt still suffering from a serious injury, Aguero chose to retire after a heart attack, and Barca finally determined a strategy of a comprehensive reshuffle of the front. The addition of Ferran Torres was the beginning, and with it Came Morata. The club needed a lot of redundancy that wasn't part of Harvey's plan, and Luc De Jong and Memphis finally fell in love with each other. Originally, the encounters between the two in the team were like a world of difference, but now they are listed in the winter market.
Attentive Spanish media and fans have noticed that Memphis revised his Instagram profile during the New Year, the avatar photo of the original Barça jersey was replaced, and the official account link of the Nebaça club was deleted, leaving only his own personal website link. This is a very obvious signal, because Barca are negotiating Morata's loan with Atletico and Juventus, and the former Real Madrid striker joining Barca is almost a foregone conclusion, but Juventus need new strikers to fill the gap, Barca also need to reduce the total salary to register for new signings, and Memphis will most likely be added to the trade and sent to Turin.
That's not what Memphis wanted to see when he joined Barca last summer, when he envisioned playing alongside Messi. Who knew that in just 4 months, things were wrong, and the Barça dream was quickly shattered. In order to raise funds to reduce costs, Barca are also preparing to sell Deist and even F. De Jong, who are also from the Netherlands. The "de-Dutchization" of Barca this time is not only related to Xavi's indigenized thinking, but it is more caused by the embarrassment of the club's inability to make ends meet.