I mean, their fans were salivating for all of those transfers. And they wanted Valverde gone despite 2 titles (albeit being embarrassed in CL) in the middle of a season and didn't want a proven coach like Allegri (and still don't want). They literally wanted Setien over Allegri, now want Xavi who's been 'preparing for Barca' in freaking Qatar or Barca u23 team coach Pimienta.
They still live in a world where new Iniesta, Xavi and Pep are just around the corner and they can repeat history.