Spanish League champions Barcelona have reportedly started shopping for a striker who will replace Luis Suarez at the Camp Nou.
The Uruguay international joined the Catalans in the summer from Liverpool in a deal valued around £73.55 million.
He will turn 32 in January and his La Liga outfit are already in search of a replacement for the star
The former Ajax forward has helped the Blaugrana win 12 major titles in his four year reign at the club.
Having struggled to the start of this season, Suarez is gradually picking up as his hatrick over the weekend helped Barca demolish Real Madrid 5-1.
Suarez, who scored 25 goals in 33 Spanish League matches last term admits that Barca are looking for a new striker.
"That Barcelona are looking for a nine... it's normal. I'm already 31 years old ," he told Uruguayan radio station Sport890.
1. Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa): The 23-year-old Poland international has been more than impressive for Serie A outfit this season.
He has scored nine goals in ten appearances so far - two more than Cristiano Ronaldo as he tops the scores sheet.
The striker scored 32 goals in 63 matches for his former club Cracovia between 2016 and 2018 before moving to the Italian League.
2. Paco Alcacer (on loan at Borussia Dortmund) The Spaniard has been on fire for his Bundesliga since he joined them in this summer.
He has eight goals in five matches in all competitions for Lucien Favre's side and might be recalled by his parent club.
3. Nicolas Pepe (Lille): The Ivory Coast international is one of the African star making waves in European football.
He has scored seven goals and created five assists for his French League side this term - an incredible stat that might be worthy of consideration for the La Liga side.
The 23-year-old has made 12 appearances in all competitions for the Great Danes - taking his goal tally to 19 from 43 matches since he joined them in 2017.
4. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig): He was part of the Germany team that featured at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia this summer.
He made three appearances at the tournament but had no goal credited to himself, although made a couple of attempts.
The 22-year-old joined RB Leipzig in 2016 and has scored 38 goals in 72 topflight matches. He has also scored.
He has also scored six goals in ten matches for the team in all tournaments - with one assist in one of the league games.
5. Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan): One goal in five matches for his Italian League side Inter Milan.
He joined the San Siro side in the summer of 2018 after spending three seasons at Argentine side Racing Club.
The 21-year-old also made his debut for Argentina in their 6-1 defeat to Spain in a friendly game earlier this year.
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