Top scorer in Ligue 1
Barça target Jonathan David has finished 2024 in top form
The Canadian forward, who publicly declares himself a Barça fan, has had a memorable first part of the season in which he has scored 17 goals and provided 5 assists in 26 games
Jonathan David is having a spectacular season, thus reaffirming himself as one of the great bargains of the 2025 summer market. The Canadian footballer, who admitted to The Athletic that he is a fan of FC Barcelona, is being closely followed by many European secretaries of big clubs, including that of the Blaugrana team. The profile of the attacker is being studied, as he has many positive qualities, but there is no clear decision to go for him.
While Barça is deciding what to do regarding the signing of the striker, the player continues with his own thing. He has closed 2024 with 22 goal contributions, 17 goals and 5 assists, in 26 games in all competitions. In Ligue 1 he is the top scorer, with 11 goals in 15 games, surpassing players such as Greenwood, Barcola or Dembélé. His scoring average per game shows that he sends a ball into the back of the net every 106 minutes, which is the third best in this aspect of the French national championship.
The great performance of the Brooklyn-born striker is directly related to the good position that Lille has in all the competitions in which it participates. In the league, it is occupying the fourth position, with 27 points, just 3 behind Monaco and Olympique de Marseille, who occupy the third and second places, respectively. PSG leads the series, with a comfortable advantage, but the reality is that the Parisian team usually takes the league trophy with relative ease. Returning to the team for which Jonathan David scores goals, in the Champions League it is ranked eighth and in the French Cup it is in the round of 32. At the moment, the season looks good for 'Les Dogues'.
In this context, given the great weight that the Canadian striker has in the team from the north of France, it is understandable that Olivier Létang has closed the door to the possibility of the player being transferred in January. Without ruling out a renewal, he admitted that he prefers him to leave the club as a free agent rather than writing him off in advance. We will have to wait to see what decision Barça makes regarding one of the big bargains of the next summer market.
