In the world of the football, the goal is used to to be the most expensive to the hour to go to the market of signings. Have to the best 'killer' on the field is used to to give advantage to the hour to try win a party and is therefore by what the clubs 'big' is used to to look for desperately a '9' with goal that can mark the difference. In the FC Barcelona, from 2022, this player has been Robert Lewandowski, that has been one of the best of the planet along all his career.
The only problem of the Pole is that in August will fulfil 36 years and from does a season and average no longer is the same. It is true that the past course, after doing a first-half of campaign quite regular, in the second redid to complete a 2024 more than remarkable, marking 17 of the 26 goals that marked in total. But in spite of this, the raw reality is that physically no longer is the same and has gone down two stairs, by what every time costs him more win individual duels, finds fewer advantageous positions and is less useful for his team.
The one of Warsaw has agreement until 2026 with the culés, but if this season plays less than 55% of the minutes the Barcelona will be able to undo of him without having to him pay an alone euro of compensation. Nevertheless, being Hansi Flick in the bench, that is a faithful defender of Lewy, and taking into account the configuration of the staff of the Catalans, everything invites to think that it will play enough more than this 55% of minutes, by what the normal is that it go on down the less until 2026. Still like this, if his level goes down even more, something valid taking into account his age, could take difficult decisions.
The Barça is looking for a forward 'top'
By all this, in the Barça know that they need to begin to look the market of forwards in search of the relief of Lewy. It sounded a lot Darwin Núñez, to the that him 'throw' the Barcelona colours, and even has spoken of Julián Álvarez, that wants to leave Manchester this summer. However, neither Liverpool neither City seem had to put eases to leave them go out and, except that both tighten a lot the 'rope' or go down a lot his performance, the posture in 2025 will keep on being the same. Erling Haaland, that is the big dream of Laporta, also is still in the diary, but is not clear if it will be an option for inside a year.
It is thus by what the barcelonistas are trying to sharpen more the sight in search of a '9' that was in the market, that have some experience and already have given a high level in Europe, and that it was or can become one of the best of the world. In this sense, has desvelado that Viktor Gyokeres, 'killer' disclosure of this past season in the Sporting of Portugal, has gone in in the list of options of the Barcelona of face to next windows of transfer.
Gyokeres, the '9' disclosure of Europe
The tip been born in Stockholm is 26 years old and in his first campaign in Portugal has gone out of the 'map'. The Swedish arrived to the Sporting pertinent of the Coventry City in 2023 by alone 21 million euros, having then a value of market of 13. Now, a year afterwards, his value is of 65 'kilos' and is one of the goleadores more codiciados of Europe. It marked 43 so many and delivered 15 assistances in 50 parties this past course, leading to the ones of Lisbon, that topped champions of League. In 'FCBN' want to analyse how plays, how would fit in the Barcelona, that price could have and all the important details to the hour to think in his hypothetical signing by the picture culé.
Price of the 'killer'
As it has mentioned , his value according to 'Transfermarkt' is of 65 millions, but in the market the Sporting considers that has one quite greater. The Swedish, that has agreement until 2028, has clause of rescission that rises to 100 'kilos', and that is the price that want the Portuguese to leave him leave. The lusos do not want to negotiate, at least in these moments, by what the Barcelona will have to save if for real they want to ficharle in 2025. In this moment, clear is, Joan Laporta and Deco will have to decide if it is worthwhile to do this millionaire bet or if it is better to go to by a something safer, as Darwin, Julián or Haaland, that although they could be more expensive, already have been testados in a powerful league and in the Champions League.
How it plays Gyokeres?
If there is something that stands out in the Swedish is of course his brutal smell goleador. Although in Portugal, have marked 29 so many in league, more the 9 in Glasses and 5 in the Europe League, for a total of 43, has an impressive merit and leaves clear the class of player that is. For putting everything in situation, Erling Haaland marked 38 and Kylian Mbappé and Harry Kane finish with 44 each one, only one more than the one of Stockholm. The one of the Sporting goes well of head, is right-handed, but also can finish of left-handed, hits him strong to the balloon, is used to angular quite well his shots... In summary, is a 'killer' consummated that carries the goal in the blood and would mark targets to 'pairs' finish where finish.
Leaving his ease goleadora, Gyokeres also stands out by his big physicist. The forward measures 1,87 cm, is very strong and has a big power in the started, something that takes advantage of to undo of his markers with fast twists. Besides, with spaces can be 'matador', since it is intelligent when it has to desmarcarse and has the necessary speed to be able to hurt. It is not neither much less a 'bullet' when it touches to run, but thanks to his power in the first metres can be differential. For this reason, in addition to goals, also can give a lot of assistances when it falls to band and can go to the space, as good proof of this are the 15 that delivered the campaign 23/24.
The big 'but' of the Swedish is that technically it does not happen to be an attacker average. Neither much less it is clumsy with the balloon, since it knows very very how take advantage of his virtues, but neither is a virtuoso. The '9' tries to play easy, taking advantage of his physicist and his intelligence to move , and when it is of backs is used to to touch quite well at first, something that helps him to combine with his mates. Has his limitations, clear is, but the camufla quite well when having a good taking of decisions.
It would fit the '9' of the Sporting in the Barça?
This is the big question, but the reality is that there is not an only answer. On the one hand, if it confirms the season that comes the numbers and the feelings that has left in this past, definitely varied 'big' will call to his door and will risk paying what do lacking. But still in this case, the FC Barcelona is not a team any one and to be leading in the Camp Nou no only is necessary to be a 'animal' of the goal, but it also does lacking fit in the philosophy and the game of touch of the club.
Gyokeres Has a lot of good things and can hurt of diferenntes ways to his rivals, but technically is underneath of Lewandowski, Luis Suárez and the majority of '9' that have gone through the Barça recently. This would not have because be a problem if the team learns to facilitate him the life and achieves to take advantage of his big game to the space and his skill for the finish, but would do fault a process of learning. The Swedish is not a player to take part a lot in the game of passes neither to go down to receive to create, by what the Barcelona group only would have to bet by him in case to have clear that goes to explode his power and the rest of virtues.