Barcelona want to go all-in for a summer rebuild that will leave them back among the contenders to win the Champions League, far from the backwaters of the Europa League where they face Galatasaray on Thursday.
And the club's president Joan Laporta has made no secret of wanting to make Erling Haaland the marquee signing of his second era as club president.
Coach Xavi sees the Norwegian playing between Ferran Torres and Ansu Fati in Barcelona's first choice front three but if Haaland chooses Manchester City, as some directors at the Nou Camp fear, then it could be Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who goes from being out in the cold at Arsenal to leading Barcelona into next season.