Will Barcelona's finances be able to afford Xavi's January transfer targets?

In Joan Laporta's first reign as Barcelona president, he sent out Frank Rjikaard and brought in Pep Guardiola who oversaw one of the most successful eras in the clubs history, a similar trend is about to occur but with a little difference - finances!

Joan Laporta won the presidency election and was sworn in March, he immediately began finding answers to the financial problems of the club but was unable to find answers to the biggest problem - he could not find a way to make Lionel Messi stay even though it was supposedly out of his reach.

Similar to his first reign, he has now hired another Barcelona legend and a disciple of Pep Guardiola in Xavi Hernandez. Xavi assumed office fully today and has immediately made known his player demands of what he wants in the January transfer window.

He made it clear of the need for a pure winger with Ansu Fati injured and uncertainty surrounds his return. Xavi is said to be a big admirer of Manchester City winger Raheem sterling who Manchester City value at £70m. He is also interested in Dani Olmo, Jules Koundé who costs a combined £100m and Paul Pogba, Barcelona's current financial situation and salary window can not afford this.