Barcelona could have signed Courtois, Varane & Fischer for €10m, says Krkic

Former Barcelona scout Bojan Krkic senior has revealed that the Catalans had the chance to sign Thibaut Courtois, Raphael Varane and Viktor Fischer for a combined transfer fee of €10 million.
Krkic recommended the trio to Barcelona before they became household names in European football, but the Camp Nou outfit opted against bringing them to La Liga.
Courtois eventually left Genk for Chelsea, Varane joined Real Madrid from Lens, while Fischer ended up at Ajax after leaving Midtjylland.
"Courtois was really keen to join Barcelona. It was in 2011 and the club could have signed him for €3-4 million. He was ready to be farmed out on loan first or start in the B team. [Andoni] Zubizarreta didn't do anything with it and he joined Chelsea a few months later," Krkic sr. told Cadena SER.
"Varane made a great impression on me when I saw him and thought he would be a good signing. We could have sent him out on loan first. But Barcelona sent another scout to watch him during Monaco-Lens and he put together a negative report.
"We could have signed Fischer from Denmark for €1.4m. But Barcelona eventually preferred Kiko Femenia for €3m. I saw Viktor a few times and he really impressed me. He was very talented and a number of English clubs were also after him.
"These three players together would have been available for less than €10m. These days, there are world-class players."
Courtois has been Chelsea's first-choice goalkeeper this season, while Varane is an important first-team member at Madrid. Fischer, meanwhile, is currently recovering from a serious injury at Ajax.