Suarez distant option for Barcelona as Catalan club look to fill striker void

[p][b]The absence of a natural striker, a number nine, someone who pins down centre-backs and brings physical power, is felt at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a].[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lewandowski-robert/MVC8zHZD/"]Robert Lewandowski[/a] previously fulfilled that role more than adequately. Last season, however, the Polish striker suffered a series of injuries that led to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/torres-ferran/AVAVLaLt/"]Ferran Torres[/a] becoming a regular starter, and he is now just a few formalities away from joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a].[/p][p]As a result, the Barca board has set about strengthening the attack. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gordon-anthony/EFo95m2P/"]Anthony Gordon[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adeyemi-karim/GvIzwgo8/"]Karim Adeyemi[/a] have arrived at Camp Nou, but the issue is their position: both are more suited to playing as attacking midfielders, on the wings, or just behind the main striker.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suarez-luis/fV4fAvB8/"]Luis Suarez[/a] still a distant prospect[/h2][p][i][b]Fabrizio Romano [/b][/i]reported on Friday morning that Luis Javier Suarez is one of the alternatives Deco is considering to strengthen the attack if the signing of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alvarez-julian/bBHauDIC/"]Julian Alvarez[/a] does not go through.[/p][embed guid="f9631900-f86f-4d07-adc2-4dd567eb7f64" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2088190042149703816" social-type="twitter" /][p][i][b]Flashscore[/b][/i] has been able to confirm that, indeed, his name was only mentioned[b].[/b] There has been no approach or priority interest in the Colombian forward.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sporting-cp/tljXuHBC/"]Sporting CP[/a], for its part, refers to the striker's release clause (€80 million). The player is important to their project. The Portuguese club has no intention of letting him go this summer.[/p][p]Even so, the forward line remains a headache for the Barca board. It's not very feasible for Barcelona to compete in three tournaments without a striker of Lewandowski's profile (physical, strong, able to win aerial duels, and score at least 20 goals per season).[/p][p]The transfer window is moving forward, and Barcelona still needs to fill gaps in the squad.[/p][image alt="Rafa Firma editor" id="70f0ef59-9e6a-4365-be0c-f959a6c349d0" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="3425e287-7bc9-4eeb-9906-9dbda41a725f" original-width="1200" original-height="380" /]