Barcelona have made some very expensive transfers over the years and most of them did not work out as planned.

The most notable are Philippe Coutinho for €.135 million Liverpool sign Ousmane Dembele for €135 million From Borussia Dortmund and Antonie Griezmann for €120 million From Atletico Madrid.

All of these transfers were massive failures and left the Spanish side facing huge financial loss, causing them to move many ‘levers’ and find dubious ways of raising funds to sign players and pay wages.

The Catalonian side are by no means free of these challenges but a recent deal with Nike estimated The fact that they are worth around €1.7bn in 14 years means they are a bit more confident going forward.

Due to this increase in Nike’s funds, Barca appear to be planning their next big transfer move ahead of the next summer window.

According to SPORT journalist David Bernabeu Reverter, DeadlineDayLive At X, Barcelona president Joan Laporta has shortlisted three players who could be ‘statement signings’.

Their main target is Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, the world’s best striker, who is rumored to be transferring to either Real Madrid or Barça after a few years in the Premier League.

The report states that if Norweigan cannot sign the forward, their back-up option is Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyökeres, but he has been linked with several top clubs, including Premier League rivals Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool.

Finally, if they fail to sign any of the Scandinavian forwards, the Spanish side will look to broker a deal for Frankfurt and Egyptian striker Omar Marmoush, who is by all accounts one of Arne Slot’s main targets at Liverpool.

Although Robert Lewandowski has been very impressive this season, these rumors suggest that a potential transfer for the experienced striker is on the horizon. Recent reports that Saudi Arabia and MLS are interested in him also make sense as to why Barcelona are actively searching for a replacement player.