Gurgen They’ve got lucky in getting Enrique, he’s quite strong willed and they’ve backed him but time in building the team how he wants. A bit of a blessing that Neymar, Messi and Mbappe left.
Like you say they kept spending until they got it right. Highest wages in the CL and spend money for fun. Saw a tweet earlier that mentioned a few examples, Muani 90m, Goncalo 75m, Ugarte 65m and these are just in the last 2 years