Barcelona are reported to be weighing up striker choices to finally exchange Robert Lewandowski, though their early shortlist options at the least one very unrealistic goal.
Lewandowski not too long ago celebrated his thirty sixth birthday. However whereas the veteran Pole has began the brand new season in good kind, scoring 4 occasions in his first 5 La Liga appearances, the membership can not ignore the truth that he’s now effectively into the latter levels of his profession.
Barca spent large cash on Vitor Roque till deciding fairly rapidly that the younger Brazilian was not what they needed. In the summertime, he was loaned to Actual Betis for the season, with each the choice of an extra 12 months and a everlasting switch for less than a slight loss.
SPORT writes that the Barcelona hierarchy are starting to internally talk about doable targets and there are three names which have gained essentially the most traction to date.
The primary is the plain: Erling Haaland. The Manchester Metropolis striker is undeniably the perfect goalscorer on the earth, discovering the online 99 occasions in his first 104 video games for them. His profession tally for membership and nation up to now is an astonishing 284 by the age of simply 24. Most do not make that in a profession.
However even when Metropolis are severely punished for alleged monetary breaches and there’s a fireplace sale, Barca would nonetheless battle to compete financially with different anticipated suitors. The Norwegian is considered one of Metropolis’s highest earners on greater than €24m (£20m) per season. The asking worth may be round €175m (£147m), relying on the circumstances on the time.
Solely barely much less reasonable than pursuing Haaland goes after Viktor Gyokeres. Beforehand a decrease league participant all through most of his profession, the Swede had a breakout season with Sporting CP in 2023/24 when he scored 43 occasions in all competitions and already has 9 to his title in 2024/25.
However with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain all linked with Gyokeres, in addition to a €100m (£84m) launch clause that Sporting have vehemently refused to barter over, the 26-year-old may also be out of Barcelona’s worth vary.
At €65m (£54.5m), Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig may be extra inexpensive. It’s a related quantity to Dani Olmo this previous summer season, whereas Sesko is already understood to have an settlement in place with Leipzig that may facilitate his exit subsequent summer season, regardless of not too long ago signing a brand new contract. Of the three choices on Barcelona’s lips, he’s the most cost effective however the least prolific goalscorer.
