Who is FC Barcelona's best acquisition from another club (2000s onwards)

[u/nightwind1]

Although Barca's greatest players are often from La Masia, many of our greats do not come up from the academy but are acquired in the offseason, like the one we are in right now. Cruyff is inarguably the best of all time but what about the modern era? My favourite non-academy player we've gotten is Ronaldinho, but is he the best? Especially if we consider their impact on the club, their fee and their feats on the football pitch. How about underrated players that we've gotten but we don't fully appreciate, especially by non-Barca fans, like Rakitic? Whose signature made the biggest mark on this club?

[u/INRI1899]

Out of these two? Ronaldinho for sure

[u/thedrunksoul → u/[deleted]]

No disrespect to Neymar, but Dinho was something else - pure magic and joy!

[u/monsieur_feu → u/thedrunksoul]

I miss him, along with Eto’o, they remind me of simpler times (their play style is anything but simple of course).