Difficult days for the Barça signings, which have deflated after the Clásico, especially the two stars of the winter market, Ferran Torres and Aubameyang. Alves and Adama were already showing certain signs of exhaustion. The fact is that the signings came out of the 0-4 at the Bernabéu with some spectacular numbers. Aubameyang had scored eight goals after the Clásico; Ferran added six goals and six assists. Alves, who did not play in Madrid, had a goal and three assists in his backpack; and Adama, four decisive passes.
Since then, only Ferran and Aubameyang have increased their tally by a goal. The Valencian, in Frankfurt; the former Arsenal player, against Levante. But not only have they stopped scoring. His participation in the game has also been reduced. Aubameyang has been disconnected from the game and has even become a problem at times when Barça attacks in a static state. His mistakes when it was time to unload the midfielders became multiple transitions in the Frankfurt game against Eintracht. Ferran, meanwhile, has found himself more aggressive in the defensive actions of his rivals. The other day, Jaime Latre avoided a very clear action by Fali, and the Valencian ended up unhinged and with a yellow card. The teams study him and the work is going to be more difficult for him, although he has transmitted more regularly than Aubameyang.
The cases of Adama and Alves are different. Its gradual disappearance from the lineups generates unknowns about its continuity. They end the contract in June and there is no longer so much belligerence about the renewal of the Brazilian and the purchase of the Catalan.