3 possible replacements for Ousmane Dembele at Barcelona 

#2 Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich)

Gnabry scored a fabulous four goals as Bayern dismantled Tottenham 7-2 on his return to north London

It's been a whirlwind few years for Serge Gnabry: dismissed by West Brom on loan in the west Midlands, flourishing in the Bundesliga with a chip on his shoulder at Werder Bremen before Bayern Munich rather unsurprisingly came calling.

Since his €8m move - a real steal, by the way - the 24-year-old forward has since won their Player of the Year award while asserting his credentials as an indispensable player in a side keen to rebuild a more youthful core after the departures of Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery.

Gnabry has 12 goals and eight assists across all competitions (25 matches) this term, but his numbers could been even more impressive if not sidelined in recent weeks with a niggling Achilles injury that has since seen him play just 50 minutes in their last three league games.

He scored off the bench in their 5-0 thrashing of Schalke on January 25 and is gradually returning to full match sharpness, at a crucial juncture in their campaign with the Champions League knockouts set to begin in a few weeks' time.

His versatility, directness and improved decision-making in the final third has made him a reliable creative outlet to lessen the goalscoring load off Robert Lewandowski. After his four-goal haul in Bayern's 7-2 UCL win over Tottenham earlier this season, Gnabry reflected on a surprise but necessary departure of his own four years ago:

"I was still confident I could've got in the team but I didn't want to wait. I didn't want to be fourth or fifth choice any longer. It was the hardest decision I had to make in football, leaving a club like Arsenal - the fans, the players - but to keep playing, I had to take a step back and it was the right decision."

Just like Sterling though, the former Arsenal man will not come cheap. He put pen-to-paper on a four-year extension 11 months ago and Bayern value him highly - even with their public pursuit of Leroy Sane an ongoing theme in a frustrating few windows for the Bavarians.

An integral part of Germany's Euro 2020 hopes, he has come a long way and there's still an overriding feeling there is more still to do - he cannot afford to rest on his laurels, though should his progression continue at such a rapid rate, there's no reason why Barça wouldn't be inclined to gauge interest over a possible move to Spain.