Why Barcelona's decision to let Alcacer leave has been a disaster
Barcelona head into Saturday's Copa del Rey final against Valencia without a recognised centre forward.
While they may possess the best player in the world, with Luis Suarez injured and Munir El Haddadi having long since left to join Sevilla there is a gaping hole at the head of the Barca attack.
So how has it got to this? There is one clear explanation.
Barca made the decision to allow Paco Alcacer to join Dortmund last summer, a move that began as a loan but included a puzzling €23 million (£20m/$26.5m) option to buy him outright - a clause they announced they'd activated within just two months.
While it's fair to say the 25-year-old struggled to find the net with any regularity during his two full seasons at Camp Nou, he was a decent enough back-up option and his time with Valencia proved he was a capable goalscorer.
Letting him leave was one thing, but the failure to replace him has proven costly.
Munir, who had rejected Barca's attempts to sign a new contract at Camp Nou, left for Sevilla for just €1 million while Kevin-Prince Boateng was somewhat bizarrely brought in on loan. A midfielder in his thirties who had never managed to score more than 10 goals over a season during his career. That was the Suarez back-up.
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