According to Marca, Deco has built Barcelona a squad with both depth and quality, with the club achieving a €28.5 million surplus after balancing transfer income and expenditure.

Barcelona is currently in a state of near euphoria. The club has a youthful squad, Yamal is flourishing, and overall performance has been nearly flawless, leading to mounting external expectations. Most attention has focused on Flick, the German manager who is the principal architect of the team's excellent displays. Barcelona is now just a Champions League title away from being mentioned among the continent's elite clubs.

However, this success is not solely due to the head coach. Deco, in his role as sporting director, has helped stabilize the club's finances, adjusted wages, and strengthened squad depth, giving the manager multiple options in every position. He has operated methodically and discreetly, bringing in many players who were not initially on Barcelona's potential transfer targets list. "Less is more" is the Portuguese executive's principle.

Departures have been orderly.

During the three seasons Deco has overseen Barcelona's operations, the club has won two La Liga titles, two Spanish Super Cups, and one Copa del Rey, with this season's outcome still to be determined. Deco has restored the club's finances to order without weakening the squad; rather, he has strengthened it. A large number of players from the youth academy have been promoted to the first team, allowing the sporting director to carefully select the necessary signings. Many signings that were initially questioned have since validated his judgment through their performances on the pitch. The signings of Guler and Adeyemi are two recent examples.

Deco has also demonstrated that he shows no favoritism; no player is irreplaceable in this Barcelona squad. Dembélé, Lewandowski, and Ferran Torres have all ended their time at Barcelona, and the club has experienced no significant disruption.

Europe's top clubs follow different paths.

When comparing Barcelona's financial performance under Deco's four-year tenure to Europe's elite clubs, his achievements are even more impressive.

During Deco's tenure, Barcelona's transfer balance has been positive: 20 new signings cost €289.5 million, and 31 player sales generated €318 million, resulting in a €28.5 million surplus. In the same period, Atlético Madrid had a net spend of €175 million, and Real Madrid had a net spend of €408.5 million.

On spending control, closest to Barcelona is Bayern Munich, with a transfer balance of minus €122.8 million. Premier League clubs' figures are considerably higher: Arsenal had a net spend of €569 million, Manchester City €618 million, and Liverpool €635 million—a stark contrast to Barcelona's performance under Deco's leadership.

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