Josep Bartomeu's demise at Barcelona appeared to be inevitable, but his parting gift was to shoehorn the club into a competition that doesn't yet exist and to deflect from the chaos that unfolded under his watch.
It's one thing to sign with Barcelona. It's another to turn that opportunity into something great. That's where Sergiño Dest's focus is now after the whirlwind of his transfer from Ajax has calmed.
It always seemed inevitable that Ronald Koeman would wind up on the Barcelona bench, but it's unclear whether anybody can put right what has gone wrong without a major overhaul.