Barcelona's board believed that the departure of Gerard Pique and Memphis would have enabled them to make a winter signing, but La Liga have been inflexible and they would be left without a new signing. The option left to the club is a similar case to Aubameyang, but it is unlikely to happen at the last minute.
Xavi is happy with the squad that the board built for him, but the coach would like to add a few more players by the end of the season. The departure of Memphis and Gerard Pique should have been enough to bring in, but La Liga has not been flexible.
According to 'Mundo Deportivo', the ace up the club's sleeve would be a similar case to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang when he signed for Barcelona from Arsenal, but they are unlikely to want to wait until the last minute.
Barca will have to make do with being able to sign Gavi, Ronald Araujo and Inaki Pena with the salary margin available to them in order to continue improving the first team squad next summer.
The relationship between Joan Laporta and Javier Tebas is not good either, as they have always been inflexible in their attempts to help the Catalan side overcome the financial deficit left in the coffers by Jose Maria Bartomeu's board.