In the last market of signings veraniego, the FC Barcelona consummated the failure of the operation of signing of Antoine Griezmann, by what the club descartó the arrival of a forward to centre in the defence, the centre of the field and the bands. Of face to the next summer, the priorities will change and yes will look for reinforce the forward with a '9', in addition to another central and two midfield players more.
Luis Suárez fulfilled the 32 years this same month of January and, from does a year and half, suffers problems in his knee of way. The Uruguayan forward has seen like his physical state only allows him surrender to the maximum level of intermittent way, by what the Barcelona club would look for in the market to a '9' that allowed dosificarle and be his replacement in the future.
At present, the Uruguayan is a piece insustituible inside the gear of the team, so much by what contributes regarding figures goleadoras -is the maximum second goleador of the team after Leo Messi with 15 so many- as by his fight, his harp and his delivery. Nevertheless, his age and his annoyances do to think in a relief that would arrive in the short term.
This market of winter looked for to a 'patch', that finish arriving in shape of the cession of Kevin-Prince Boateng. The plan is that the germano-ghanés was in the staff during the next five months, since it expects that in summer arrive a younger forward and with projection on a long-term basis.
A signing to the style of Of Jong
The FC Barcelona plans for the forward a signing based in the strategy followed with Frenkie of Jong. The Dutch will arrive to play a lot of minutes and will coexist in the staff with Sergio Busquets, of the that has to be successor in a future. For the position of '9', the player that arrive will coexist with Luis Suárez, will learn to his side and will be the attendant to carry the transition in this position.
By the moment, has done a study of the current market and there are several forwards that would fit inside the profile that the technical office search of face to his possible signing in summer. Nicolás Pepé (Lille), Maxi Gómez (Celtic of Vigo), Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt) or Swindle Werner (Leipzig) are some of them.