Suarez, Griezmann and Messi left the team, Aguero retired early due to heart problems, Barca's strength on the offensive end was undoubtedly seriously affected, and the Dutch striker Depay, who had high hopes, although occasionally played, but his personal ability was still limited, so he was repeatedly invisible in key games, which is also an important reason why Barca can now only rank 8th in the league table and have no choice but to fall into the Europa League.
As Real Madrid's form this season is very hot, Barça, which is already 18 points behind in the league table, can basically announce an early exit from the La Liga title competition, Xavi's goal is to lead Barca to a top four place in the league, so as to ensure that the team can participate in next season's Champions League competition. In order to avoid the four major seasons, the Europa League title is also a key target for Xavi, but this difficulty is not small.
Today's Europa League is a collection of dortmund, Atalanta and Sevilla and other strong teams, under the premise that the attacking power can not be significantly improved, Barca is not sure to defeat these strong competitors, I believe Xavi is also very aware of the current situation. To win the Europa League and reach the top four of the league, Barca will have to bring in a top scorer in the winter window.
Due to financial constraints, Barca don't have much of a budget to spend on signings in the winter window, so finding a suitable scorer is not easy, but Aubameyang's disadvantage at Arsenal has given Xavi some direction. As the main centre-forward of Dortmund in the past, Aubameyang once won the Bundesliga Golden Boot, and his scoring ability is beyond doubt. After joining Arsenal, the Gabonese striker also played very well.
Aubameyang's peak at Arsenal was two consecutive seasons of 22 league goals, scoring 10 league goals even though the number of goals fell last season due to injury. In the new season, although Aubameyang's form has not returned to its peak state, it still occupies an important position in Arteta's tactical system, but unfortunately, due to disciplinary reasons, Aubameyang and the club have a tense relationship.
Now that Aubameyang has been stripped of his status as captain, the chances of playing are probably less, and the dissatisfaction in his heart is inevitable, and it is not much fun to continue to stay at Arsenal in this case, so if there is no accident, the Gabon striker will most likely choose to leave the team in the winter window. Barca should not miss the opportunity to take down Aubameyang, after all, the Gabonese center has the strength to improve the team's attacking power.
Considering the age factor, coupled with the contradiction between Aubameyang and the team, Arsenal is unlikely to sell for a good price, estimated to be around 25 million euros, I believe there will be many teams interested, but Barca have a clear advantage, that is Dembele's sake. Dembele and Aubameyang used to be teammates at Borussia Dortmund, the two have a very close relationship, and have helped the team win the DFB Cup, so if Barca sends an invitation, Aubameyang may give priority, if the Dortmund twin can burst out again, then Xavi is confident to lead Barca to the Europa League title and reach the top four of the league, let's wait and see.