FC Barcelona are set to receive a lifeline from a Mexican investment firm which will finalize an agreement to buy 49% of Barca Studios for €180 million ($197.2 million) according to popular YouTube channel Mas Que Pelotas.

Barca sold two 24.5% stakes of their media arm to Socios.com and Orpheus Media last summer as part of their 'economic levers' manoeuvring.

Each firm allegedly paid an initial €10 million ($11 million), but then they both missed a June deadline and asked for a delay to hand over €30 million ($33 million) separately as reported by COPE.

This left a €60 million ($66 million) hole in Barca's accounts at a time when they desperately need to balance the books in order to buy new players and register them, plus the fresh contracts of existing stars, while successfully navigating Financial Fair Play limits.

There were widespread reports that a German investment group would come to the rescue by buying a 16% stake of Barca Studios for €65 million ($72.2 million). Last week, however, Esport3 reported that the potential buyers had gotten cold feet.

According to Mas Que Pelotas and their head Adrian Sanchez, though, who has a considerable Twitter presence, all that might be irrelevant.

As per Sanchez's information, a Mexican investment fund has agreed to buy 49% of Barca Studios for €180 million which will allow Barca to register those that haven't been yet and also compete in the transfer market.

The news, if true, will come as a relief to Barca fans and the club. Ever since he joined on a free transfer, there have been reports about Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan having a clause in his contract which allows him to leave on Sunday before the season opener against Getafe if the essential administration work with La Liga hasn't been done by then.

At least €30 million will be put up this week, and there could also be more cash incoming from the expected sales of Ousmane Dembele and Franck Kessie.

While Kessie reportedly passed his medical with Al-Alhi on Monday, sporting director Mateu Alemany confirmed that Dembele is currently in Paris where he should complete a €50 million ($55 million) transfer to PSG.

With over three weeks left until the close of the summer window, Barca might now have the funds to seriously go after someone such as Gundogan's ex-Etihad teammate Bernardo Silva and also pursue a left back.