Barcelona ranked among the busiest of Europe’s giants this summer, and their priority was obvious: rebuild the frontline. They kicked off the window by landing England’s Anthony Gordon from Newcastle in a deal worth 70 million euros, plus a further 10 million in add-ons, tying him down until 2031.

Karim Adeyemi followed. The Germany forward arrived from Borussia Dortmund for 22 million euros fixed plus 7 million in variables, also signing until 2031, handing Hansi Flick the extra pace and attacking depth he craved.

Two more names arrived to bolster the squad. Barca snapped up talented Egyptian Hamza Abdelkarim on a permanent basis from Al Ahly, and brought back Joao Cancelo from Saudi side Al Hilal.

Several outgoings eased the wage bill, most notably Robert Lewandowski when his contract expired, along with defenders including loanee Ronald Araujo. That freed up room to spend. Rather than reinforce elsewhere, the board poured most of it into the final third, before pulling off one of the summer’s biggest coups.

The Catalans struck an agreement with Manchester City for Rodri, a deal worth roughly 76.5 million euros in total, snatching the Spain midfielder from under Real Madrid’s noses.

Not everything went their way. Barcelona missed out on the one signing their fans dreamed of, Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, and pivoted to Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal instead.

President Joan Laporta revealed that Barcelona had tabled an offer topping 100 million euros. Atletico refused to budge. They even released a statement putting the chance of Alvarez joining Barcelona at “zero per cent”, ending one of the window’s most gripping sagas without the happy finish the Catalans wanted.

Here are all the deals the Catalan club completed in the concluded mercato:

Those joining Barcelona

PlayerClubDeal valueAnthony GordonNewcastle80 million eurosKarim Adeyemi Dortmund 22 million euros Jesse BesuoClub Brugge8.5 million eurosRodriManchester City60 million eurosHamza Abdelkarim Al Ahly 1.5 million euros Joao Cancelo Al Hilal Free transfer Dominik Livakovic  Fenerbahce 2 million eurosGabriel Jesus Arsenal 10 million euros

Those leaving Barcelona

PlayerClubDeal valueRobert LewandowskiChicago Fire Contract expiryAnder AstralagaAtletico MadridFree transferAnsu Fati Monaco 11 million eurosInaki Pena Panathinaikos 3 million eurosDiego Kochen Lyngby BK LoanRonald AraujoLiverpoolLoanFerran Torres Paris Saint-Germain 45 million euros Joffre TorrentsAjaxFree transferTommy Marques Braga 11 million euros Hector Fort Real Sociedad 8.5 million eurosMarc Casado Deportivo La CorunaLoanGerard FernandezMallorca4 million eurosAron YaakobishviliAlmeriaLoanAlvaro CortesRoyal Antwerp3.5 million eurosToni FernandezVeneziaLoan