Barcelona legend Xavi has hit out at the club's summer transfer business, claiming that the Catalan giants have 'gone to sleep' after becoming complacent following years of success.
Brazil star Neymar, the assumed heir to Lionel Messi's throne at the Nou Camp, was snatched away in a world record move by Paris Saint-Germain this summer, leaving the board scrabbling around desperately to give new manager Ernesto Valverde a squad of sufficient quality to challenge Real Madrid in La Liga.
Speaking to Marca this week, he said: "I was part of an era that was so impressive that it now seems as if it's not the same.