Although FC Barcelona‘s priorities are the wings, mainly the left, it is no secret that they are also looking for a guaranteed number 9 who can act as the heir to Lewandowski. The Polish striker is enjoying a second youth, but the truth is that he turns 37 in the summer and, although he continues to score a lot of goals, his minutes need to be regulated and the machine not forced.
Without a doubt, Lewy is leaving no doubt as to his well-deserved status as a first-team player. Between Raphinha, Lewandowski and Lamine, they have scored 66 of the 113 goals that the Barça team has scored so far this season. Robert Lewandowski has the best numbers in the current forward line, which has earned him a contract renewal that will be signed shortly. The Pole, in 33 games, has scored 31 goals and provided 3 assists.
Barça seems to have been scoring goals lately, something that has led them not only to win the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid, but also to qualify as the second best team in the Champions League round of 16, being one of the four teams in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey where they will face Atlético de Madrid, and having managed, through goals, to close the gap on Real Madrid at the top of the table, now just 2 points behind.
Isak, the desired one
In the search for an attacking player who is up to scratch and who can be a guaranteed replacement for Robert Lewandowski, a new name has emerged in the last few hours. As announced by the journalist from “El Chiringuito”, José Álvarez, the chosen one would be Alexander Isak, an old acquaintance of LaLiga. “There is a player that Barça’s sporting management is in love with, that Laporta and his entire board are in love with, and that they believe will be the icing on the cake for this great Barça squad. In addition to signing a central defender, they are going to reinforce some other positions and the main objective for the summer is Alexander Isak, a Newcastle player,” he revealed.
The attacker has established himself as one of Newcastle’s main figures, making it clear that he has a knack for scoring goals in the Premier League. The Swedish international striker signed with the English team in 2022 for 70 million euros. So far this season he has scored 19 goals and provided 5 assists in 28 games.
“Several strikers have been sounded out but the Swede charms Fútbol Club Barcelona. Right now he is worth 75 million euros, we would have to negotiate with Newcastle because he has a contract but what they tell me is that they have sounded him out and the feeling is positive with the player”, said the journalist.
A complicated transfer
So far it has been a simple sounding out, but if Barça were to take action it would not be a simple operation for several reasons. The first of these is that Newcastle are not going to relax their stance on the player’s asking price, something which, given the economic situation of the Azulgranas, could be prohibitive for Deco and company. Secondly, in the last few hours it has become known that the player may have other plans for the summer market that do not involve him ending up at the Camp Nou.
According to TEAMtalk, the Nordic striker is clearly thinking of Liverpool as his preferred destination, as he believes that the Reds could guarantee him a more than interesting project, both in sporting and financial terms. Be that as it may, we will have to wait a few months to find out the future of a player who could return to LaLiga, where he already played for Real Sociedad.