Profiles, prices, potential... X-ray of the '9' managed by FC Barcelona

The FC Barcelona has a clear hole in his staff in the forward. Robert Lewandowski is the only '9' pure of the plantel of Xavi Hernández and is the only footballer of the current staff that to day of today seems able to surpass the 20 goals in a season. Ansu Fati And especially Ferran Torres can manage well in this place, but any of the two finishes to be comfortable here and neither have the instinct and the capacity goleadora that demands them to a tip.

It is by all this by what the club has clear that one of the big priorities of face to the next market of summer is fichar a leading centre. However, in the entity still do not know how much money will be able to spend by fault of the 'Fair Play' imposed by LaLiga, that limits a lot the limit salarial. Thus, the alternatives that handles the Barça are limited and is difficult that can spend a 'millonada'. Nevertheless, the four more feasible options that has are of level and would improve a lot to the team.

Vitor Roque

The promising Brazilian of the Athletico Paranaense seems the favourite of the Barcelona. Has only 18 years and is considered the future of the Brazilian selection beside the already madridista Endrick. It would arrive to be the acting of Lewy in the short term and would win importance to measure that the Pole went it losing by a question of age. Those that follow him of usual form compare him with Luis Suárez, and that could be one of the reasons by which the blaugrana are so interested in his profile. It is powerful, fast in driving, intuitive inside the area and possesses a strong shot that does not doubt in using in what it sees something of gap. Besides, has some skill to combine in spaces reduced, something basic in the picture culé.

 

In spite of his tender 18, the one of Mines Gerais has more than a year of experience in the first team of the Paranaense and has more than enough of personality. The main 'but' of the signing is his price, that hardly would go down of the 30 million fixed euros more the variables. It is not a lot, but with the restricted that is the economic situation of the Barça does not know if it will be able to spend this money. Also it is necessary to take into account that, on the contrary that other tips, the Brazilian could need a period of adaptation by his age and by the change of the competitive level of the Brazilian league to Europe. It is a bet something risky, as the one of any young promise, but if it goes out well the group barcelonista could fichar to a '9' headline for more than a decade.

Julián Álvarez

The Argentinian is the 'combo' perfect of youth and player with experience that can be important from already. Has already 23 years, five more than Vitor, and could be headline in a lot of 'big' of Europe. In fact, if it did not go because in the City has in front to Erling Haaland, probably the best '9' of the world, probably would be indisputable for Pep Guardiola. But the reality is that yes it has to the Norwegian in front and therefore it is playing less than what deserves . It says that the attacker wants to go out this summer for this reason and of this has to take advantage of the Barcelona, that already would have contacted with him to try convince him. Something, the to attain the "himself" of the ex of River, that will not be simple if it arrived to be acting of Lewandowski, the same that it is it of the 'Cyborg'.

 

It is necessary to see if the English are had to sell him, that is not at all clear. However, what himself seem evident is that they could ask as little between 40 and 50 'kilos' after his big World-wide and his good course in the Premier. It is quite more money of the that seems that the Barça will be able to spend, but still is prompt to say it. Futbolísticamente Would fit as 'ring to the finger', thanks to his smell goleador, his good individual technician, his ease to generate his own occasions and his personality. The one of Calchín does not crease in front of at all neither in front of anybody and this in a club like the culé always is important. Although perhaps it have something less than 'ceiling' that Vitor, is already a certainty and almost sure would give a very good level so much in the present as of face to the future.

Marcus Thuram

The French is a forward of an inferior level in comparison to what is Julián and to what aims to be Roque. However, on the contrary of them, his price would fit perfectly with the economic reality of the entity. The international by France finish agreement this summer, by what would arrive to the Camp Nou to cost zero. The wage that would ask neither would be a problem by the words of his own father, the ex Barcelona Lilian Thuram, that recognised that his son was wishing to dress this T-shirt.

 

Marcus is 25 years old still, by what still has margin of improvement. His 'prevail' still is for arriving, but neither much less seems that it go to have never level to be the '9' headline of the Barça. Yes it would be an interesting option like acting of Lewy, since has qualities that the team does not have here. Physically it is a portento, is fast, has increasingly goal (14 in 23 duels this season) and technically, being quite underneath of his others two rivals, has more quality of lon that seems. It is an alternative that would not solve the future, but that would give solutions to Xavi from the first day entirely free.

Roberto Firmino

It seems that the Barcelona does not contemplate this option, but the Brazilian also finish agreement with the Liverpool and still has not renewed. Both parts want to follow together, but the abysmal course of the 'reds' could 'finish' with several 'holy cows' was. Firmino could be one of them and to his 31 years would be a very interesting name for a lot of teams, included the Barça.

 

His profile is entirely distinct to the ones of the three attackers mentioned, being more a '9' with soul of '10'. It is a similar tip to what was Karim Benzema before the course of Cristiano Ronaldo and this is what would offer him to Xavi and to his mates. Never it has projected by his goals, but has a lot of quality and an innate skill to combine and throw walls. It would be very distinct to Lewandowski, something that could become until positive. However, his age and his complicated record of injuries subtract him a lot of options to this operation, since it does not seem to be the more or less reliable bet that wishes to do the club.