The main reason is that both clubs need to balance balance. What they have done is inflate the price of both footballers. In this way, in the case of

Barcelona, ​​it serves to practically reach the 124 million that the club had budgeted for the sale of players. A dangerous decision.

Economic decision

Pjanic and Arthur are currently not worth 60 and 70 million respectively. But by giving them that value they balance the current balance and in the

coming years it will be seen. In the case of Barcelona, ​​Pjanic will have a cost of approximately 30 million between token and amortization.

 A low blow to the salary bill that is already going through the roof with Leo, Piqué, Griezmann, Suárez and the renewal that comes from Ter Stegen.

In the Directive they think that something will already be invented for the next season and for the following one there will already be another

president who will be the one who will have to face the situation. Poisoned legacy.

Soccer decision

Sportingly, barter is questionable, to say the least . 

Arthur, although it is true that he has not had a great performance in these two seasons, has a career at 23 years old. He is a footballer with Barça DNA,

compared to exhaustion with Xavi Hernández, who perfectly conforms to the philosophy of this team. Surely he deserved at least another year to see if it

exploded at the club. In fact, if it weren't for the financial hardships, the club would have given him that year of confidence .

Pjanic's journey

And instead comes Pjanic. A footballer who will charge twice as much as Arthur. Bad thing to start with. 

The Bosnian is a 30-year-old whose course is obviously limited. It can be compared to Rakitic and Arturo Vidal , footballers who were already looking

for a team when they had turned 32. And it should not be forgotten that the first year is always difficult at Barcelona.

 All players need an adaptation period.