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Luis Suarez is one the best strikers on the planet and has been a key figure at FC Barcelona since his arrival to the club from Liverpool in 2014.
The Uruguayan helped the Blaugrana win 3 La Liga titles by scoring 113 goals in 138 matches. He won the European Golden Shoe for the 2015-2016 season and has provided a large number of assists in the last 3 seasons as well.
In any case, he is 31-years old now and his form is obviously on a downhill. Barcelona needs another striker to supplant their genius player as they cannot stand to rely upon him for a long time.
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On this note, here is a rundown of five strikers who can surely supplant Luis Suarez at Barcelona.
#5 Luka Jovic
Luka Jovic was touted to be the next big thing when he broke into the Red Star Belgrade first-team at 17 years old. From that point forward, he moved to various clubs before his actual calling at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Barça are thinking about the 21-year old centre forward as a possibility to replace Munir, who is set to join Sevilla. Be that as it may, can the Serbia international realise his maximum capacity at Barcelona?
Jovic's contract lapses towards the end of the ongoing season, and he is an affordable alternative, with a price of only €40 million according to Transfrmarkt. And, for a standout amongst the most productive strikers in Europe, that is a genuine deal.
At present, in the Bundesliga season, Jovic is in blazing form and is the highest goal-scorer with 14 goals and 3 assists to his name. This amazing performance has helped his team, Eintracht Frankfurt to stand at the 5th position in the Bundesliga table with 32 points from 20 matches.
#4 Mauro Icardi
Mauro Icardi has gone under the radar compared to the likes of Paulo Dybala, Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi but is a great player and is currently scoring goals for the sake of fun in the Serie A.
The Argentine joined Inter Milan from Sampordia in 2013 and has scored 103 goals in 165 matches for the Nerazzurri. He won the Serie A Golden Boot for the 2014-2015 and 2017-2018 seasons and was a part of the of Serie A Team of the Season for 2014-2015.
The 25-year-old is a genuine poacher who is deadly in front of the goal. He probably would not feature in the fastest strikers but utilizes his quality splendidly to wreak havoc among the best defensive line-ups. Icardi is a practised set-piece taker and does not timid shy from assuming responsibility during the critical stages.
Icardi was at Barcelona's academy for a total of three years, however, he neglected to break into the senior group and in the long run moved to Sampordia to proceed with his career.
At this point, reports suggest that Real Madrid are targeting Icardi, however, it may not be too late for Barcelona to step into the race to sign the amazing striker.
#3 Roberto Firmino
Barcelona may think that it's difficult to draw Roberto Firmino from Liverpool, yet the Brazilian is a standout amongst the best strikers on the planet at this moment and will be an ideal swap for Luis Suarez.
Roberto Firmino is an important player of Jurgen Klopp's footballing framework at Liverpool and a large portion of their gameplay spins around him. His work ethic and keen link-up play get the best out of his colleagues which makes him one of the most important players at the club.
The 26-year-old has played 126 league matches for the Reds, scoring 45 goals. He assumed an imperative job in Liverpool's journey to the Champions League finals last season and was also incorporated into the UEFA Champions League Team of the Season.
According to reports, Barcelona are circling around a chance to sign the Brazilian in order to supplant Luis Suarez and it will be intriguing to see whether Firmino chooses to move if the Spanish side makes a move for him later on.
#2 Maximiliano Gómez
Named as the 'new Luis Suarez', the Uruguayan, Maximiliano Gomez is one of the most sizzling players in the LaLiga and is on the radar of various clubs.
The 22-year-old joined Celta Vigo from Defensor Sporting in the late spring transfer window of 2017 and has been in great form from that point forward. He scored 18 LaLiga goals last season and furthermore assisted five of his partners' goals.
Maximiliano Gomez is a solid, forceful and deadly striker who gives his everything on the football pitch. He is a remarkable header of the ball and is similarly great in scoring goals with both his feet.
At 22, his greatest years are yet to come and huge clubs like the Spurs and Borussia Dortmund connected with him in summer. Barcelona needs to move quicker so as to draw the gifted Uruguayan to Camp Nou.
#1 Timo Werner
Timo Werner began his professional footballing career with VfB Stuttgart and is the club's youngest debutant and goalscorer in the Bundesliga. He showed up, scoring 13 goals for the Die Roten and moved to RB Leipzig for a then club record transfer fee of €10 million in 2016.
Speedy, persevering and stable, Timo Werner ticks all the major boxes to play for Barcelona. This makes the youthful German a good trade alternative for Luis Suarez. He is very adaptable too and can play as a winger or an attacking midfielder.
Another reason as to why Barcelona should go for Werner is his age, which makes him a long-term investment option for the club.
The 22-year-old has by scored 45 goals in 82 Bundesliga matches for RB Leipzig and was a part of the Europa League Team of the Season 2017-2018.
