I just can't understand how Barcelona is going to hire these two players if they have an unstable financial situation and they cannot afford the salary they have to pay for some players like Gavi. I mean the first priority for the team should be keeping the players they have, on the other hand, if they want to hire Messi they will have an even harder financial situation.
I think barcelona main option in the next window of the transfer season will let go of some of their players to balance their expenses in paying players wages. Like Franck Kessie and there are several more names that will be released by Barcelona in the upcoming transfer window. I think barcelona is 100% focused on bringing Messi back to Camp Nou and of course this is the main target that Xavi has prioritized.
So, about Kante and Azpilicueta, it is still just a rumor that is not certain to become a reality, but there are many rumours that are developing out there, where the two of them are very much associated with Barcelona. kante and Azpilicueta I think they will be second priority for barcelona in the next transfer window. Indeed, both of them have quite good quality, especially Kante, who can play strongly in building attacks which is very Xavi will really need.