Barcelona are set to agree a major cash injection that would directly implicate Manchester United's transfer plans.
The club are on the verge of making a major U-turn on their previous decision to snub a long-term financial agreement arranged through La Liga in order to secure the investment.
They are now poised to accept an agreement with investment company CVC authorised by the Spanish league, despite previously describing such an offer as a "poisoned choice."
The Blaugrana are starting to emerge out of their well-documented financial problems in the short-term and are ensure that the club are increasingly desperate for investment to bolster their squad strength.
Reports initially in December close to agreeing to the deal, which follows up on a 10-year agreement with Goldman Sachs that will inject £470million into the club’s coffers.
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However, that deal alone is not sufficient for the club to land their top transfer targets, and they are now aiming for a total budget of £578million with a salary cap of £330m.
That can only be achieved by accepting the CVC agreement through La Liga Group International, which would control 8.2 percent of the capital for the next 50 years.
Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland is said to be top of their targets list, after Barcelona held a meeting in December with the player's agent Mino Raiola while Dortmund recently confirmed that Real Madrid are among those who are interested in signing the Norwegian.
The Norwegian fuelled speculation of a transfer to La Liga in January as he confirmed that he would like to play in Spain during his career.
Barca president Joan Laporta's reported confidence in signing the striker has sparked off what has been described as a 'war' between the club and El Clasico rivals Madrid.
In January, the Norwegian striker claimed that Borussia Dortmund were pushing him into making a decision on his future amid speculation that he may be on the move this summer.
Earlier this week, Barca boss Xavi Hernandez headed a club delegation flying out to Germany to hold a meeting with the striker – as they attempt to trump rival clubs to Haaland’s signature.
Haaland has a reported £63million release clause that kicks in this summer – a factor that will spark a series of elite European clubs' interest in signing the Norwegian.
But Barca are prioritising creating a financial position in which they can offer him a package to take him away from European rivals.
That set of circumstances now has led to a change of heart from Barca over the CVC deal, which will inject £2.3billion into La Liga in exchange for 10 percent of its revenue and a 10 percent stake in most of its business, with 90 percent of the injection going to clubs.
It would alleviate immediate financial problems of the leading clubs and provide a relatively significant cash injection throughout the league, with 70 percent of the budget designated for infrastructure and club's long-term growth.
The Catalan club initially rejected the investment opportunity as it would have been a long-term economic contract with La Liga, which would have been at odds with their ambitions to join a future European Super League.
There is little question over the 21-year-old's world-class status, as he has netted 80 goals in just 79 appearances for Dortmund since his switch from Red Bull Salzburg two years ago – including 23 times in 20 outings this campaign.
