Barcelona have conjured up a plan as to look to snap Erling Haaland up ahead of everyone else - and it involves Philippe Coutinho.
The Borussia Dortmund star has been in astonishing form since his move from RB Salzburg last January.
His brace against Sevilla took him to 20 Champions League goals in 14 appearances - no player has done it quicker.
That takes the 20-year-old's total goal tally to 31 in 29 games..
A release clause will come into effect next summer but it appears a scramble will be on this summer for his services, with the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United all interested.
But in Spain, Barcelona are desperate to snap the youngster up and Joan Laporta is planing some drastic changes to make it go through.
Haaland's market value stadnds at £100m and to raise the cash, the newly-elected president is set to sell some of Barca's biggest assets.
According to Marca, that includes Coutinho - who has had a miserable time at the Nou Camp since his dream move in 2018.
The ex-Liverpool star has scored just two La Liga goals this year in 12 appearances as injuries continue to ravage his season.
And next season, the Brazilian could find himself out of Catalonia with his name on a list of planned departures.
As well as the 28-year-old, Antoine Griezmann, Junior Firpo, Samuel Umtiti and Martin Braithwaite are all potentially on their way out.
For Coutinho, a return to the Premier League could be on with a number of teams interested last year.
Chelsea, Tottenham and United were taking a look but Arsenal are the favourites with Mikel Arteta desperate for a creative midfielder.
He got his wish in January when he signed Martin Odegaard but the 22-year-old is only at the Emirates on loan from Real Madrid.
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