Atletico set their sights on a candidate from FC Barcelona to replace Lewandowski

Viktor Gyökeres is one of the forwards of the moment. The Swedish of 26 years, that once was between the candidates of the FC Barcelona like alternative to Robert Lewandowski, could turn into the new player of the team colchero from the season 2024/25.

Up to now, the directive of the team rojiblanco only has attained to purchase to Robin Him Normand to reinforce his defensive zone, although already they move in other fronts. The club of the Spanish capital is interested in the central David Hancko for the centre of the saga and follow monitoring the name of Mikel Merino for the medullary. The name that initially sounded to relieve to Álvaro Morata was Artem Dovbyk, but the Ukrainian descartó join to the Athletic and everything indicates that it will add to the rows of a Rome that already negotiates with the Girona to ensure his traspaso.

This situation caused a parade of names between the commission you of the team colchonero to occupy the dorsal 9 the next campaign. Of agreement to information of the Portuguese newspaper 'To Ball', one of the protagonists of the market of signings would be Gyökeres. The one of Stockholm added 43 goals and 15 assistances in 50 commitments with the Sporting of Portugal the past campaign and turned into the the 'Pichichi' in the Primeira League with 29 annotations.

Right now, the main obstacles for his signing would be the hard competition that exists for doing with his services and the high demands of the Portuguese, those who deny to leave go to the footballer with a clause of rescission that exceeds the 100 million euros.

Gyökeres Was in the radar of the Barcelona

The Danish is a player that does not happen unobserved. Although the focus of the managerial blaugrana is fichar to a left extreme and to a mediocentro, no descartan the look for to a replacement for Lewandowski to have the opportunity. Thus, the footballer was in the radar of the sportive direction headed by Deco.

The reasons for destirir in his possible signing were the same that is considering the Atleti, his high cost and the difficult that would be to negotiate with the Sporting his exit. This yes, no descartan go back to take him in account of face to the future, but this would complicate in case that firm with the Madrilenian team.