Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen has been listed as an option to replace Robert Lewandowski as Barcelona are expected to look for a successor for the ageing striker, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Lewandowski is having the most impressive season of his career at Barcelona and is on track to hit 50 goals by the end of the campaign. However, with the Polish striker set to turn 37 in August and his playing days numbered, Barca are said to be considering their options up-front.
The Catalans are keen to line up a replacement for the former Bayern Munich No.9 over the next year.
According to a report from SPORT, Juventus have offered Barca the chance to sign out-of-favour striker Dusan Vlahovic, but the club’s transfer chiefs are not sold on the Serb, who has been linked with a move to either Saudi Arabia or the Premier League.
Another name mentioned in the report is Osimhen, who is currently on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli.
The Serie A side are set to part ways with the Nigeria international once and for all this summer, and will look to offload him for a price of €75m. Barca, though, believe that the player’s wages as well as his transfer fee are well beyond their financial capabilities at the moment.
Earlier this month, reports from Spain also revealed that Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, who is currently set to depart Anfield as a free agent upon the expiration of his contract in June, also offered himself to Barcelona. That move was, however, turned down by Barcelona owing to the Egyptian’s €18m-a-season wages. It is believed that the La Liga giants asked Salah to take a massive pay cut if he wanted to join them.
The Nigeria striker has spent this season on loan at Galatasaray, where he has 26 goals and five assists in 31 appearances.
After rejecting a move to Chelsea last summer, the 26-year-old has been heavily linked with a Premier League move ahead of next summer with Manchester United reported as frontrunners.
Galatasaray are also exploring options of keeping the Nigerian forward.
For Barcelona, they remain unsure of their financial capacity this summer, but even if they do have the money, it appears Director of Football Deco is prioritising a left winger ahead of a forward.
