What can Miralem Pjanic bring to Barcelona?

So, can one rationalise this deal?

Well, possibly. Throughout his career, Pjaniu0107 has played in a plethora of roles, from being an attacking midfielder in his Lyon and Roma days to a regista under Maurizio Sarri. This trend has one consequence, however, which is that Pjaniu0107 has constantly become a deeper presence. This has been especially evident this season, where Sarri has deployed Pjaniu0107 as the sole holding midfielder in a three. He hasn’t been afforded much positional freedom either, and as a consequence, his numbers have suffered across the board.

Pjaniu0107 has never been one to rack up a high volume of defensive actions and being a sole pivot role comes to the detriment of the player and the team.