While Hansi Flick and Laporta are fumbling for money, the true issue is: How the hell did one of the largest clubs in the world get broke? Instead of bringing in fresh talent, they are holding to athletes past their prime. Crazy! They let Joao Felix go; he was a possible star. That is just sheer stupidity. They have to make some difficult decisions quickly if they want to be contenders once more. They lag years behind Real Madrid right now. Their one hope is that Real screws big time. Still, Barca might be able to extract a rabbit from the hat. This is football, sweetheart; everything can happen
The real problem lies in their transfer policy, Barcelona always spends a lot of money to bring in players at high prices and then sell them at much cheaper prices, one of which was when they bought Griezmann. Yes, Laporta has to make the right decision before the transfer window closes, they have to get some money to give Hansi Flick comfort in doing his job.
If Barcelona want to compete with Real Madrid again in the title race, they must bring in quality players to improve the quality of the team. Something that was never expected before could happen, especially since Barcelona's performance was not too bad last season, they just need some other quality players to compete with the quality that Real Madrid has.