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It is claimed that Barcelona are interested in signing either Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang or Alexander Lacazette, or even both.
However, that is dependent on them shifting Danish international striker Martin Braithwaite first.
They are trying to fill the hole left by the departure of Lionel Messi, but a complication is that the state of their finances means they are not in a position to offer any money for the Gunners strikers.
Instead, they are looking at a player swap deal, with Philippe Coutinho among the names that have mentioned as potential candidates.
The attacking duo were both ruled out of the Gunners’ opening day defeat to Brentford with illness, and the latest news indicates they may not be available for this Sunday’s game with Chelsea either.
Lacazette is in the fianl year of his contract at the Emirates, but Aubameyang has two years left in his current deal, and is the biggest earner at the club.
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