Barcelona will attempt to strengthen their ahead line in the summertime, however regardless of making it again inside their wage restrict for the primary time in three years in January, stay hamstrung by their monetary scenario. That may seemingly impression their plans for the summer season, with three names underlined on their shortlist.
It seems the Catalan giants are set on making a transfer of some kind this summer season, whether or not or not it’s a left winger or a centre-forward to finally substitute Robert Lewandowski. As has been reported this week, and now confirmed by , their most popular choice is Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak. They’ve informally reached out to the Swedish ahead, and acquired a optimistic response on the prospect of signing him.
That contact occurred in December, however there have been no additional discussions – the figures concerned seemingly make Isak out of attain for Barcelona. Newcastle will demand in extra of €100m, and except Barcelona safe a serious sale this summer season, then they’re unlikely to have the ability to make a transfer for him.
He’s Sporting Director Deco’s most popular choice, however one other quantity 9 that has advocates within the Catalan membership is RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko. The Slovenian ahead has a €65m launch clause and important curiosity from Arsenal, but when he desires to put on the Blaugrana, then he’ll seemingly have to attend one other 12 months. Lewandowski will keep at Barcelona subsequent season, and thus they imagine it will not make a lot sense to have two pure nines within the squad. It’s famous by the Catalan day by day that Sesko’s brokers are in Barcelona, however no assembly with the membership has been confirmed.
Deco’s different most popular choice, and maybe the more than likely, is Luis Diaz. The Liverpool ahead has been linked with Barcelona since late final season, and the Colombian is ‘enormously excited’ by the prospect of taking part in for Barcelona, for each private {and professional} causes. He has a deal till 2027, but when he doesn’t signal a brand new contract, they are able to negotiate with Liverpool, though it’s famous that gross sales would wish to occur to fund his transfer too.
The query will likely be how Diaz suits into Barcelona. Signing Diaz seemingly means dropping one in all Raphinha, arguably their finest participant this season, or Dani Olmo, their star signing final summer season, from the beginning line-up. Presumably Diaz can be eager to have ensures on his position within the aspect if he have been to signal, whereas as a quantity 9 has a reasonably clear path to a beginning position as soon as Lewandowski departs.