Barcelona vice president Eduard Romeu believes a sum of €500 million (£427 million) is required to save the club from the mess they find themselves in.
The Blaugrana are seriously strapped for cash, to the point where they are unable to register two new signings because they do not have the funds to so.
Free transfers for AC Milan midfielder and Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen have already been wrapped up but the club’s debt has reached a staggering €1 billion.
Star players like Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Gerard Pique had to take pay cuts to La Liga’s salary cap requirements are met and others such as Antoine Griezmann, Emerson Royal, Junior Firpo and Miralem Pjanic were offloaded in an attempt to balance the books.